Bob Gross vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Bob Gross, 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

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.

Bob Gross played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Bob Gross had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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 achivements, 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
Bob Gross 8 3 1975-76 to 1982-83
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Gross Jeremy Lin
Season 1975-762010-11
Team Portland Trail BlazersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 76 19.4 6.8 1.8 2.2 4.0 2.1 1.2 0.6 - 2.4 2.8 5.3 .523 - - - 1.3 1.9 .683
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Gross Jeremy Lin
Season 1976-772011-12
Team Portland Trail BlazersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 82 27.2 11.4 2.1 2.7 4.8 3.0 1.3 0.7 - 3.1 4.6 8.7 .529 - - - 2.2 2.6 .851
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 19 30.7 14.1 2.6 3.3 5.9 4.2 1.7 0.8 - 4.4 5.8 9.8 .591 - - - 2.5 2.8 .889
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Gross Jeremy Lin
Season 1977-782012-13
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 72 30.0 12.7 2.5 3.1 5.6 3.5 1.4 0.7 2.5 3.3 5.3 10.0 .529 - - - 2.1 2.6 .800
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Gross Jeremy Lin
Season 1978-792013-14
Team Portland Trail BlazersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 53 27.2 9.7 2.0 2.7 4.7 3.5 1.3 0.9 2.3 3.0 3.9 8.4 .472 - - - 1.8 2.2 .807
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Gross Jeremy Lin
Season 1979-802014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 62 25.5 8.7 1.4 2.7 4.0 3.7 1.0 0.8 2.7 2.9 3.6 7.6 .468 0.0 0.2 .100 1.5 1.8 .833
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 3 17.0 4.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.7 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Bob Gross Jeremy Lin
Season 1980-812015-16
Team Portland Trail BlazersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 82 23.6 7.8 1.5 2.5 4.0 3.1 1.1 0.8 1.8 2.9 3.1 5.8 .528 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 1.9 .849
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 3 20.0 9.0 1.7 1.0 2.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.7 3.0 3.0 4.7 .643 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.7 .643
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

Bob Gross Jeremy Lin
Season 1981-822016-17
Team Portland Trail BlazersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 59 23.3 7.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 2.1 1.3 0.7 1.5 2.7 2.9 5.5 .537 0.1 0.1 .500 1.3 1.8 .750
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bob Gross Jeremy Lin
Season 1982-832017-18
Team San Diego ClippersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross 27 13.8 3.1 1.2 1.3 2.4 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.6 1.3 3.0 .427 0.0 0.1 .333 0.4 0.7 .632
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bob Gross Jeremy Lin
Season -2018-19
Team -Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
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