Jerome Kersey vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Jerome Kersey 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

Jerome Kersey

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome Kersey 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Jerome Kersey 17 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Jerome Kersey 15 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Jerome Kersey 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 10.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.5 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.9 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.2 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.7 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 11,825 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 6,339 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 2,134 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 1,439 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 799 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Jerome Kersey 1,153 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .465 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .201 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .690 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 12.4 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 5.7 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.8 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.3 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 0.6 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome Kersey 1,557 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Jerome Kersey 717 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Jerome Kersey 233 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Jerome Kersey 168 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Jerome Kersey 80 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Jerome Kersey 126 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome Kersey .469 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Jerome Kersey .095 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Jerome Kersey .727 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)