Walt Kirk vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Walt Kirk 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

Walt Kirk

vs.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Kirk: 1948-49 to 1951-52
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Kirk 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Walt Kirk 3 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Walt Kirk 1 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Walt Kirk 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 7.7 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 * Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.1 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 907 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 44 * Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Walt Kirk 249 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Walt Kirk 118 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .305 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .718 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 10.1 (1952) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk 4.0 (1952) * Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 2.5 (1952) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Kirk 5 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Walt Kirk 0 * Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Walt Kirk 1 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Walt Kirk 3 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Kirk .286 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Walt Kirk .167 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Kirk 1.7 (1950) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Kirk - * Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Walt Kirk 0.3 (1950) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Walt Kirk - n/a ** Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.