Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Giannis Antetokounmpo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Giannis Antetokounmpo played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Giannis Antetokounmpo had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
77 |
24.6 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
5.4 |
.414 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.347 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.683 |
difference: | +48 | +14.8 | +4.2 | +0.6 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -1.0 | -1.1 | +1.2 | +2.9 | +.025 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +.147 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +.077 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
* Neiher Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
81 |
31.4 |
12.7 |
1.2 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
4.7 |
9.6 |
.491 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.159 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
.741 |
difference: | +46 | +4.5 | +1.9 | +0.7 | +3.0 | +3.6 | +3.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -1.5 | -0.9 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +.045 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +.161 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.057 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
6 |
33.5 |
11.5 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
11.8 |
.366 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
.739 |
Jeremy Lin |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
80 |
35.3 |
16.9 |
1.4 |
6.2 |
7.7 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
6.4 |
12.7 |
.506 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
.257 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
.724 |
difference: | +2 | +3.1 | +3.5 | +1.0 | +3.6 | +4.7 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +1.0 | -0.3 | -0.7 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +.065 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +.082 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +.061 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
80 |
35.6 |
22.9 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
8.8 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
15.7 |
.521 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
.272 |
5.9 |
7.7 |
.770 |
difference: | +9 | +6.7 | +10.4 | +1.3 | +4.8 | +6.2 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +1.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | +4.0 | +6.4 | +.075 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +.086 | +2.8 | +4.0 | +.053 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
6 |
40.5 |
24.8 |
1.7 |
7.8 |
9.5 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
10.0 |
18.7 |
.536 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.400 |
4.2 |
7.7 |
.543 |
difference: | | +11.0 | +13.5 | +0.5 | +5.3 | +5.8 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +1.5 | -1.1 | -1.0 | +5.8 | +8.5 | +.126 | +0.1 | +2.1 | +.183 | +2.0 | +5.0 | +.270 |
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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
75 |
36.7 |
26.9 |
2.1 |
8.0 |
10.0 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
9.9 |
18.7 |
.529 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.307 |
6.5 |
8.5 |
.760 |
difference: | +1 | +10.9 | +15.7 | +1.7 | +5.7 | +7.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +1.0 | -0.8 | -0.5 | +6.2 | +9.9 | +.105 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +.062 | +3.6 | +4.9 | +.035 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
7 |
40.0 |
25.7 |
1.1 |
8.4 |
9.6 |
6.3 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
9.9 |
17.3 |
.570 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
.286 |
5.4 |
7.9 |
.691 |
Jeremy Lin |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
72 |
32.8 |
27.7 |
2.2 |
10.3 |
12.5 |
5.9 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
10.0 |
17.3 |
.578 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
.256 |
6.9 |
9.5 |
.729 |
difference: | +6 | +6.5 | +16.0 | +1.7 | +7.6 | +9.3 | +2.9 | +0.6 | +1.0 | -1.8 | -1.1 | +6.2 | +8.0 | +.166 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.080 | +3.8 | +5.8 | +.086 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
15 |
34.3 |
25.5 |
2.4 |
9.8 |
12.2 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
8.6 |
17.4 |
.494 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.327 |
7.1 |
11.2 |
.637 |
difference: | +8 | +7.3 | +13.1 | +2.0 | +7.9 | +9.9 | +2.3 | +0.5 | +2.0 | -1.7 | -0.2 | +4.9 | +8.4 | +.081 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +.113 | +2.5 | +5.6 | +.184 |
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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
63 |
30.4 |
29.5 |
2.2 |
11.4 |
13.6 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
10.9 |
19.7 |
.553 |
1.4 |
4.7 |
.304 |
6.3 |
10.0 |
.633 |
difference: | +27 | +5.9 | +15.0 | +1.9 | +8.0 | +9.8 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | -1.3 | -0.9 | +6.0 | +8.6 | +.115 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +.068 | +3.1 | +6.1 | +.183 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
9 |
30.8 |
26.7 |
3.0 |
10.8 |
13.8 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
10.0 |
17.9 |
.559 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
.325 |
5.2 |
9.0 |
.580 |
Jeremy Lin |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
61 |
33.0 |
28.1 |
1.6 |
9.4 |
11.0 |
5.9 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
10.3 |
18.0 |
.569 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
.303 |
6.5 |
9.5 |
.685 |
difference: | +60 | +8.0 | +10.1 | +1.6 | +9.4 | +11.0 | +1.9 | +1.2 | +1.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | +5.3 | +6.0 | +.152 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +.197 | +0.5 | +2.5 | +.315 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
21 |
38.1 |
30.2 |
2.8 |
10.0 |
12.8 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
11.9 |
20.9 |
.569 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
.186 |
5.8 |
9.8 |
.587 |
Jeremy Lin |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
67 |
32.9 |
29.9 |
2.0 |
9.6 |
11.6 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
10.3 |
18.6 |
.553 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
.293 |
8.3 |
11.4 |
.722 |
difference: | +7 | +13.5 | +20.3 | +1.7 | +7.5 | +9.2 | +2.7 | +0.5 | +1.2 | -1.6 | -1.3 | +7.1 | +11.3 | +.113 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +.001 | +5.9 | +8.6 | +.116 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
Giannis Antetokounmpo |
12 |
37.3 |
31.7 |
2.2 |
12.0 |
14.2 |
6.8 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
3.6 |
11.7 |
23.8 |
.491 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
.220 |
7.6 |
11.2 |
.679 |
difference: | +4 | +33.9 | +30.6 | +2.2 | +11.6 | +13.8 | +6.3 | +0.6 | +1.3 | -3.9 | -3.3 | +11.4 | +22.7 | +.269 | +0.7 | +3.1 | +.280 | +7.1 | +10.7 | +.321 |
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 |
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Additional Years |
* Giannis Antetokounmpo played 3 seasons more than Jeremy Lin in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2023 to 2025—Giannis Antetokounmpo played in two Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 3 extra years over Jeremy Lin, Giannis Antetokounmpo got these achievements: |
Honors & Awards | 3 All-NBA First Team
1 Cup MVP
2 Cup All-Tournament Team
3 All-Star Game
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