Jeremy Lin vs. Walt Wesley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Walt Wesley and Jeremy Lin that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Walt Wesley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Walt Wesley: 1966-67 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Walt Wesley 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Walt Wesley 10

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Walt Wesley 3

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Walt Wesley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Walt Wesley 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Walt Wesley 5.5

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Walt Wesley 0.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Walt Wesley 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Walt Wesley 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Walt Wesley 5,002

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Walt Wesley 3,243

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Walt Wesley 385

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Walt Wesley 16 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Walt Wesley 25 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Walt Wesley 590

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Walt Wesley .434

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Walt Wesley .630

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Walt Wesley 17.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Walt Wesley 8.7 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Walt Wesley 1.0 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Walt Wesley 0.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Walt Wesley 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Walt Wesley 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Walt Wesley 3.5

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Walt Wesley 0.3

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Walt Wesley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Walt Wesley 42

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Walt Wesley 28

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Walt Wesley 2

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Walt Wesley 0 *

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Walt Wesley 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Walt Wesley .439

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Walt Wesley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Walt Wesley .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Walt Wesley 9.5 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Walt Wesley 4.8 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Walt Wesley 0.5 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.