Jeremy Lin vs. Collin Sexton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Collin Sexton 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 / 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.

Jeremy Lin played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than Collin Sexton, who played 7. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Collin Sexton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19
Collin Sexton 7 0 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jeremy Lin Collin Sexton
Season 2010-112018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+53+22.0+14.1+0.3+1.4+1.7+1.6+0.6+0.2-1.7-1.2+5.3+12.2+.041+1.5+3.4+.202+1.9+2.2+.079
Collin Sexton 82 31.8 16.7 0.7 2.2 2.9 3.0 0.5 0.1 2.3 2.3 6.3 14.7 .430 1.5 3.6 .402 2.6 3.1 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeremy Lin nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jeremy Lin Collin Sexton
Season 2011-122019-20
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+30+6.1+6.2+0.4+0.3+3.2+0.6+0.2-1.2+3.0+5.8+.026+0.8+1.8+.060+0.7+1.1+.048
Collin Sexton 65 33.0 20.8 0.9 2.2 3.1 3.0 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.2 7.9 16.7 .472 1.5 3.9 .380 3.5 4.1 .846
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeremy Lin nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Jeremy Lin Collin Sexton
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+22+3.1+10.9+0.6+0.4+0.1+1.7+0.6+0.2-0.1-0.1+4.0+7.5+.034+0.5+1.3+.032+2.6+3.0+.030
Collin Sexton 60 35.3 24.3 1.0 2.2 3.1 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.8 2.6 8.8 18.4 .475 1.6 4.4 .371 5.2 6.4 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Collin Sexton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Jeremy Lin Collin Sexton
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+60+0.2+3.5+0.7+0.1+0.7+2.0+0.1+0.4-0.3+2.0+4.4+.004+0.2+0.9+.114+0.5+0.2+.079
Collin Sexton 11 28.7 16.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.0 2.8 2.3 6.2 13.7 .450 1.0 4.1 .244 2.6 3.5 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Collin Sexton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Jeremy Lin Collin Sexton
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
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
difference:+26+1.9+3.1+0.4+0.9+0.4+1.7+0.5+0.3-0.4-0.3+1.2+1.0+.082+0.1+0.1+.024+0.5+0.5+.024
Collin Sexton 48 23.9 14.3 0.8 1.4 2.2 2.9 0.6 0.1 1.8 2.3 4.9 9.8 .506 1.0 2.5 .393 3.4 4.1 .819
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeremy Lin nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Jeremy Lin Collin Sexton
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+0.3+7.0+0.4+1.0+0.6+1.9+0.1+0.3-0.2-0.1+2.7+4.0+.075+0.6+1.3+.058+1.0+1.0+.044
Collin Sexton 78 26.6 18.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 4.9 0.8 0.2 2.1 2.0 6.5 13.3 .487 1.6 4.2 .394 4.1 4.7 .859
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Collin Sexton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7

Jeremy Lin Collin Sexton
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Brooklyn NetsUtah Jazz
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%
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
difference:+27+3.4+3.9+0.7+1.6+1.1+0.9+0.5+0.3-0.1-0.1+1.7+2.7+.042+0.1+.034+0.2+0.1+.049
Collin Sexton 63 27.9 18.4 1.0 1.8 2.7 4.2 0.7 0.1 2.5 2.3 6.6 13.8 .480 1.7 4.3 .406 3.4 4.0 .865
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeremy Lin nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Jeremy Lin played 2 seasons more than Collin Sexton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2018 to 2019—Jeremy Lin played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship.