Jerry Bird vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Jerry Bird 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

Jerry Bird

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Bird: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Bird 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Bird 1 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Jerry Bird 0 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Jerry Bird 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird 25 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird 12 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Jerry Bird 4 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Jerry Bird 11 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird .375 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird 1.000 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird 2.3 (1959) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird 1.1 (1959) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird 0.4 (1959) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Jerry Bird 0 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Jerry Bird - Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Bird - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.