Ollie Johnson vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

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

Ollie Johnson

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ollie Johnson: 1972-73 to 1981-82
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ollie Johnson 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Ollie Johnson 10 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Ollie Johnson 3 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Ollie Johnson 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 7.7 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 3.3 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.8 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.7 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.4 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Ollie Johnson 5,341 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Ollie Johnson 2,280 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Ollie Johnson 1,212 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Ollie Johnson 455 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Ollie Johnson 224 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Ollie Johnson 690 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ollie Johnson .496 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Ollie Johnson .150 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Ollie Johnson .827 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 10.1 (1976) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 5.3 (1973) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 2.6 (1973) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.0 (1978) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.5 (1976) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 4.9 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.9 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.6 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.6 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.4 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Ollie Johnson 78 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Ollie Johnson 31 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Ollie Johnson 10 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Ollie Johnson 10 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Ollie Johnson 6 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Ollie Johnson 16 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ollie Johnson .429 Jeremy Lin .376

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

Free Throw Percentage Ollie Johnson 1.000 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ollie Johnson 10.7 (1975) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Ollie Johnson 3.8 (1975) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.0 (1978) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Ollie Johnson 1.2 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Ollie Johnson 0.7 (1975) * 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.