Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Zydrunas Ilgauskas: 1997-98 to 2010-11
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13.0 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7.3 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10,976 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6,191 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 955 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 421 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1,327 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 843 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .476 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .310 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .780 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.2 (2003) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.3 (2008) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2007) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.8 (1999) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.5 (2004) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10.2 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 6.9 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.9 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.3 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.1 Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Zydrunas Ilgauskas 816 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 555 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Zydrunas Ilgauskas 26 Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas 85 Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Zydrunas Ilgauskas 80 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .477 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .154 Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Zydrunas Ilgauskas .744 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17.3 (1998) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 9.7 (2007) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1.6 (2008) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 0.5 (1998) Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2.1 (2006) Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)