Jim Garvin vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

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

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Garvin: 1973-74 to 1973-74
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Garvin 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Jim Garvin 1 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Jim Garvin 0 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Jim Garvin 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin 2 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin 5 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Jim Garvin 0 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Jim Garvin 0 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Jim Garvin 0 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Jim Garvin 6 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin .250 Jeremy Lin .433

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Garvin 0.3 (1974) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin 0.8 (1974) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin 0.0 (1974) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Jim Garvin 0 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin .376

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jim Garvin - Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.