Rudy LaRusso vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

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

Rudy LaRusso

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy LaRusso: 1959-60 to 1968-69
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy LaRusso 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Rudy LaRusso 10 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Rudy LaRusso 9 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Rudy LaRusso 5 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy LaRusso 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 15.6 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 9.4 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.1 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy LaRusso 11,507 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Rudy LaRusso 6,936 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Rudy LaRusso 1,556 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Rudy LaRusso 736 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy LaRusso .431 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Rudy LaRusso .767 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 21.8 (1968) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 10.4 (1962) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 14.5 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 8.4 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.1 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy LaRusso 1,344 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Rudy LaRusso 779 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Rudy LaRusso 194 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Rudy LaRusso 93 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy LaRusso .405 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Rudy LaRusso .751 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy LaRusso 20.3 (1968) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy LaRusso 9.9 (1968) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Rudy LaRusso 2.6 (1965) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Rudy LaRusso - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Rudy LaRusso - 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.