Rick Barry vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

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

Rick Barry

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Jeremy Lin 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Jeremy Lin 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Jeremy Lin 0

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Jeremy Lin 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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.