Sam Lacey vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

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

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.3 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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.