Tom Heinsohn vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

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

Tom Heinsohn

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Heinsohn 8 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Tom Heinsohn 9 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Tom Heinsohn 9 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Tom Heinsohn 6 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Heinsohn 4 Jeremy Lin 0

Rookie of The Year Tom Heinsohn 1 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 18.6 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 8.8 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.0 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 12,194 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 5,749 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 1,318 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 654 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .405 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .790 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 19.8 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 9.2 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.1 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Heinsohn 2,058 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Tom Heinsohn 954 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Tom Heinsohn 215 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Tom Heinsohn 104 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Heinsohn .402 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Tom Heinsohn .743 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Tom Heinsohn - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Tom Heinsohn - 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.