Hot Rod Hundley vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Hot Rod Hundley, 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.

Hot Rod Hundley played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Hot Rod Hundley had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, 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
Hot Rod Hundley 6 5 1957-58 to 1962-63
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Hot Rod Hundley Jeremy Lin
Season 1957-582010-11
Team Minneapolis LakersGolden 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 65 17.8 7.0 - - 2.9 1.9 - - - 1.5 2.7 8.4 .318 - - - 1.6 2.5 .642
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Hot Rod Hundley Jeremy Lin
Season 1958-592011-12
Team Minneapolis LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 71 23.4 9.6 - - 3.5 2.9 - - - 2.0 3.6 10.1 .360 - - - 2.3 3.1 .752
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 13 13.5 4.0 - - 1.8 1.5 - - - 1.2 1.5 4.5 .345 - - - 0.9 1.1 .857
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Hot Rod Hundley Jeremy Lin
Season 1959-602012-13
Team Minneapolis LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsRockets 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 73 31.2 12.8 - - 5.3 4.6 - - - 2.7 5.0 14.0 .358 - - - 2.8 3.7 .744
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 9 37.4 11.8 - - 6.8 6.1 - - - 2.0 4.6 13.6 .336 - - - 2.7 4.1 .649
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
Hot Rod Hundley Jeremy Lin
Season 1960-612013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsRockets 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 79 27.5 11.0 - - 3.7 4.4 - - - 1.8 4.1 11.7 .351 - - - 2.8 3.7 .753
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 12 23.9 6.7 - - 3.4 3.8 - - - 1.6 2.5 8.4 .297 - - - 1.7 2.4 .690
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
Hot Rod Hundley Jeremy Lin
Season 1961-622014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 78 19.1 5.5 - - 2.6 3.7 - - - 1.7 2.2 6.5 .340 - - - 1.1 1.6 .654
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 12 15.6 1.9 - - 1.5 2.7 - - - 2.3 0.6 2.1 .280 - - - 0.8 1.0 .750
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Hot Rod Hundley Jeremy Lin
Season 1962-632015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHornets 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 65 12.1 4.0 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 1.2 1.4 4.0 .336 - - - 1.3 1.8 .706
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 7 4.9 1.3 - - 0.9 0.7 - - - 0.1 0.4 1.4 .300 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
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
Hot Rod Hundley Jeremy Lin
Season -2016-17
Team -Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley ------- --- ----------
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Hot Rod Hundley Jeremy Lin
Season -2017-18
Team -Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley ------- --- ----------
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Hot Rod Hundley 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley ------- --- ----------
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley ------- --- ----------
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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