Jeremy Lin vs. Brian Winters Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brian Winters and Jeremy Lin, 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.

Jeremy Lin and Brian Winters both played 9 years in the NBA. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Brian Winters had his rookie season in 1974-75. 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
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19
Brian Winters 9 6 1974-75 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9

Rookie Season
Jeremy Lin Brian Winters
Season 2010-111974-75
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 68 22.3 11.7 0.6 1.5 2.0 2.9 1.1 0.3 - 2.5 5.3 11.9 .443 - - - 1.1 1.4 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jeremy Lin Brian Winters
Season 2011-121975-76
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 78 35.8 18.2 0.8 2.3 3.2 4.7 1.6 0.3 - 3.1 7.9 17.1 .464 - - - 2.3 2.8 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters 3 42.0 27.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 5.0 1.7 0.7 - 3.7 13.0 20.7 .629 - - - 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 3
Jeremy Lin Brian Winters
Season 2012-131976-77
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 78 34.8 19.3 0.8 2.1 3.0 4.3 1.5 0.4 - 2.9 8.4 16.8 .498 - - - 2.6 3.1 .847
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jeremy Lin Brian Winters
Season 2013-141977-78
Team Houston RocketsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdBucks Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 80 34.4 19.9 1.1 2.0 3.1 4.9 1.6 0.3 3.0 3.0 8.4 18.2 .463 - - - 3.1 3.7 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 9 33.9 20.4 0.4 2.9 3.3 6.4 1.3 0.9 3.2 2.2 9.1 18.3 .497 - - - 2.2 3.0 .741

Season 5
Jeremy Lin Brian Winters
Season 2014-151978-79
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 79 32.6 19.8 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.8 1.1 0.5 3.3 3.1 8.4 17.0 .493 - - - 3.0 3.5 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jeremy Lin Brian Winters
Season 2015-161979-80
Team Charlotte HornetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 80 32.8 16.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.5 1.3 0.4 2.3 2.6 6.7 14.0 .479 0.5 1.3 .373 2.3 2.7 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 7 38.3 15.9 0.6 2.4 3.0 5.3 1.6 0.0 2.3 3.6 6.6 14.3 .460 1.3 3.0 .429 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 7
Jeremy Lin Brian Winters
Season 2016-171980-81
Team Brooklyn NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 69 25.7 11.6 0.5 1.6 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.1 2.0 2.7 4.8 10.1 .475 0.3 0.7 .353 1.7 2.0 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters 7 25.9 10.0 0.6 2.7 3.3 3.1 1.4 0.1 1.7 3.1 4.0 8.7 .459 0.3 0.9 .333 1.7 2.3 .750

Season 8
Jeremy Lin Brian Winters
Season 2017-181981-82
Team Brooklyn NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 61 30.0 15.9 0.8 2.0 2.8 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.9 3.1 6.6 13.2 .501 0.6 1.5 .387 2.0 2.6 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Brian Winters 6 38.7 16.8 0.7 1.8 2.5 4.7 1.3 0.2 3.7 3.8 6.3 12.8 .494 0.8 1.7 .500 3.3 4.0 .833

Season 9
Jeremy Lin Brian Winters
Season 2018-191982-83
Team Atlanta Hawks, Toronto RaptorsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 57 23.9 10.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.3 4.5 10.3 .434 0.4 1.2 .324 1.3 1.5 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Brian Winters 9 26.7 9.9 0.8 1.7 2.4 3.6 0.7 0.4 1.9 2.4 4.0 9.3 .429 0.3 1.2 .273 1.6 1.9 .824
Share: