John Johnson vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and John Johnson 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

John Johnson

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Johnson: 1970-71 to 1981-82
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Johnson 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons John Johnson 12 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played John Johnson 5 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games John Johnson 2 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.9 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 5.5 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.8 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.4 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 11,200 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds John Johnson 4,778 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists John Johnson 3,285 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals John Johnson 487 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks John Johnson 235 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games John Johnson 869 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .446 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .779 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 17.0 (1972) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 7.7 (1972) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.2 (1980) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.5 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 9.7 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 4.9 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.6 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.2 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 711 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds John Johnson 359 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists John Johnson 275 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals John Johnson 43 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks John Johnson 12 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games John Johnson 73 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .450 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .699 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.4 (1980) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 6.8 (1980) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.7 (1980) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1979) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.3 (1978) * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.