Sam Cassell vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)