Baron Davis vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Baron Davis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Baron Davis played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Baron Davis had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, while Jeremy Lin had his rookie season in 2010-11. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Baron Davis 13 7 1999-00 to 2011-12
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Baron Davis Jeremy Lin
Season 1999-002010-11
Team Charlotte HornetsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 82 18.6 5.9 0.6 1.4 2.0 3.8 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.5 2.2 5.3 .420 0.3 1.4 .225 1.2 1.9 .634
difference:+53+8.8+3.3+0.2+0.6+0.8+2.4+0.1+0.1-1.1-1.4+1.2+2.8+.031+0.3+1.2+.025+0.5+1.0+.126
Jeremy Lin 29 9.8 2.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.0 2.5 .389 0.0 0.2 .200 0.7 0.9 .760
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 4 14.5 5.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 2.5 5.8 .435 0.3 1.5 .167 0.5 1.0 .500
Jeremy Lin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Baron Davis Jeremy Lin
Season 2000-012011-12
Team Charlotte HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 82 38.9 13.8 1.6 3.4 5.0 7.3 2.1 0.4 2.8 3.3 5.0 11.7 .427 1.0 3.3 .310 2.8 4.1 .677
difference:+47+12.0+0.8+1.1+0.9+1.9+1.1+0.5+0.1-0.8-1.1+0.1+0.8+.019+0.3+1.2+.010+1.4+1.1+.121
Jeremy Lin 35 26.9 14.6 0.5 2.5 3.1 6.2 1.6 0.3 3.6 2.2 4.9 10.9 .446 0.7 2.1 .320 4.2 5.2 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 10 39.8 17.8 0.9 3.5 4.4 5.8 2.8 0.5 2.2 3.3 5.9 12.3 .480 2.0 5.0 .400 4.0 5.6 .714
Jeremy Lin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Baron Davis Jeremy Lin
Season 2001-022012-13
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 82 40.5 18.1 1.1 3.1 4.3 8.5 2.1 0.6 3.0 2.9 6.8 16.4 .417 2.1 5.8 .356 2.4 4.1 .580
difference:+8.3+4.7+0.7+0.5+1.3+2.4+0.5+0.2-0.1-0.4+2.0+5.5+.024+1.0+2.7+.017+0.2+0.7+.205
Jeremy Lin 82 32.2 13.4 0.4 2.6 3.0 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.9 2.5 4.8 10.9 .441 1.1 3.1 .339 2.6 3.4 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 9 44.7 22.6 1.8 5.2 7.0 7.9 3.6 0.6 3.0 4.0 7.9 20.9 .378 2.3 6.9 .339 4.4 7.4 .597
difference:+5+23.7+18.6+1.8+3.2+5.0+5.9+3.1+0.3-1.0-1.7+6.4+14.9+.128+1.8+3.9+.172+3.9+6.9+.403
Jeremy Lin 4 21.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.5 6.0 .250 0.5 3.0 .167 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 4

Baron Davis Jeremy Lin
Season 2002-032013-14
Team New Orleans HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 50 37.8 17.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 6.4 1.8 0.4 2.8 3.0 6.6 16.0 .416 2.0 5.7 .350 1.9 2.6 .710
difference:+21+8.9+4.6+0.6+0.4+1.1+2.3+0.8-0.3-0.7+2.4+6.7+.030+0.8+2.5+.008+1.2+1.1+.113
Jeremy Lin 71 28.9 12.5 0.5 2.2 2.6 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.5 2.3 4.2 9.3 .446 1.2 3.2 .358 3.1 3.7 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 5 38.8 20.4 0.8 2.8 3.6 8.4 1.4 0.4 3.0 4.0 7.4 16.6 .446 2.4 7.0 .343 3.2 4.4 .727
difference:+1+9.3+9.1+0.4+0.3+0.1+4.1+0.9+0.2-0.8-1.5+3.2+6.4+.036+1.6+3.2+.126+1.0+1.7+.086
Jeremy Lin 6 29.5 11.3 1.2 2.5 3.7 4.3 0.5 0.2 2.2 2.5 4.2 10.2 .410 0.8 3.8 .217 2.2 2.7 .813

Season 5

Baron Davis Jeremy Lin
Season 2003-042014-15
Team New Orleans HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 67 40.1 22.9 1.0 3.3 4.3 7.5 2.4 0.4 3.2 2.7 8.3 20.9 .395 2.8 8.7 .321 3.5 5.3 .673
difference:+7+14.3+11.7+0.6+1.0+1.7+2.9+1.3-1.0-0.1+4.6+12.1+.029+1.9+6.3+.048+0.6+1.7+.122
Jeremy Lin 74 25.8 11.2 0.4 2.3 2.6 4.6 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.7 8.8 .424 0.9 2.4 .369 2.9 3.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 7 37.4 18.1 0.9 3.3 4.1 7.0 1.6 0.7 2.7 3.0 6.1 16.3 .377 2.3 7.0 .327 3.6 4.7 .758
Jeremy Lin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Baron Davis Jeremy Lin
Season 2004-052015-16
Team New Orleans Hornets, Golden State WarriorsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 46 34.4 19.2 0.7 3.1 3.8 7.9 1.8 0.3 2.8 2.7 6.3 16.3 .387 2.6 7.7 .333 4.0 5.3 .761
difference:+32+8.1+7.5+0.2+0.4+0.6+4.9+1.1+0.2-0.9-0.6+2.5+7.0+.025+1.6+4.8+.003+0.9+1.6+.054
Jeremy Lin 78 26.3 11.7 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.0 0.7 0.5 1.9 2.1 3.8 9.3 .412 1.0 2.9 .336 3.1 3.7 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis DNP------ --- ----------
Jeremy Lin 7 27.0 12.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.6 0.7 0.0 1.6 3.0 3.7 9.0 .413 0.4 2.0 .214 4.6 5.6 .821

Season 7

Baron Davis Jeremy Lin
Season 2005-062016-17
Team Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 54 36.5 17.9 0.8 3.5 4.4 8.9 1.6 0.3 2.9 3.1 6.2 15.9 .389 1.9 6.0 .315 3.6 5.4 .675
difference:+18+12.0+3.4+0.5+0.1+0.6+3.8+0.4+0.1-0.5-0.9+1.3+4.8+.049+0.3+1.7+.057+0.4+1.5+.141
Jeremy Lin 36 24.5 14.5 0.3 3.4 3.8 5.1 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.2 4.9 11.1 .438 1.6 4.3 .372 3.2 3.9 .816
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Baron Davis nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8

Baron Davis Jeremy Lin
Season 2006-072017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 63 35.3 20.1 0.8 3.6 4.4 8.1 2.1 0.5 3.1 2.9 7.2 16.3 .439 1.3 4.4 .304 4.4 5.9 .745
difference:+62+10.3+2.1+0.8+3.6+4.4+4.1+2.1+0.5-0.1-0.1+2.2+4.3+.022+0.3+2.4+.196+2.6+1.1+.255
Jeremy Lin 1 25.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 12.0 .417 1.0 2.0 .500 7.0 7.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 11 40.5 25.3 1.0 3.5 4.5 6.5 2.9 0.6 2.9 4.2 8.9 17.4 .513 2.3 6.1 .373 5.2 6.7 .770
Jeremy Lin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 9

Baron Davis Jeremy Lin
Season 2007-082018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis 82 39.0 21.8 1.2 3.5 4.7 7.6 2.3 0.5 2.8 3.0 7.9 18.6 .426 2.1 6.4 .330 3.9 5.2 .750
difference:+8+19.6+12.2+0.9+1.4+2.3+4.5+1.7+0.3-1.1-1.1+4.7+11.3+.014+1.4+3.9+.036+1.5+2.4+.088
Jeremy Lin 74 19.4 9.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 1.9 3.2 7.3 .440 0.7 2.5 .294 2.4 2.8 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Baron Davis DNP------ --- ----------
Jeremy Lin 8 3.4 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.1 .222 0.1 0.3 .500 0.5 0.5 1.000

Additional Years

* Baron Davis played 4 seasons more than Jeremy Lin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2009 to 2012—Baron Davis played in one postseason.