Jim Burns vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Jim Burns 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

Jim Burns

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Jim Burns 3 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Jim Burns 0 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - 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.