Jeremy Lin vs. Dion Waiters Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dion Waiters 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, 1 more than Dion Waiters, who played 8. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Dion Waiters had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Dion Waiters 8 2 2012-13 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jeremy Lin Dion Waiters
Season 2010-112012-13
Team Golden State WarriorsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
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
Dion Waiters 61 28.8 14.7 0.4 2.1 2.4 3.0 1.0 0.3 2.0 1.9 5.5 13.4 .412 1.0 3.3 .310 2.6 3.5 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jeremy Lin Dion Waiters
Season 2011-122013-14
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
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 %
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
Dion Waiters 70 29.6 15.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 3.0 0.9 0.2 2.2 2.2 6.1 14.2 .433 1.3 3.6 .368 2.3 3.4 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jeremy Lin Dion Waiters
Season 2012-132014-15
Team Houston RocketsCleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
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
Dion Waiters 80 27.6 11.8 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 1.1 0.3 1.4 1.9 4.7 11.8 .396 0.9 3.1 .297 1.5 2.2 .680
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
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Jeremy Lin Dion Waiters
Season 2013-142015-16
Team Houston RocketsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdThunder Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Dion Waiters 78 27.6 9.8 0.5 2.1 2.6 2.0 1.0 0.2 1.5 1.8 3.6 9.1 .399 1.1 3.1 .358 1.4 2.0 .713
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
Dion Waiters 18 27.3 8.4 0.3 2.3 2.6 2.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.3 3.1 7.3 .417 1.2 3.1 .375 1.1 1.7 .667

Season 5
Jeremy Lin Dion Waiters
Season 2014-152016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
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 %
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
Dion Waiters 46 30.1 15.8 0.4 2.9 3.3 4.3 0.9 0.4 2.2 2.1 6.1 14.4 .424 1.8 4.7 .395 1.8 2.8 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jeremy Lin Dion Waiters
Season 2015-162017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East 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 %
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
Dion Waiters 30 30.6 14.3 0.3 2.3 2.6 3.8 0.8 0.3 2.3 2.0 5.4 13.7 .398 1.7 5.7 .306 1.7 2.3 .739
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
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jeremy Lin Dion Waiters
Season 2016-172018-19
Team Brooklyn NetsMiami Heat
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 %
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
Dion Waiters 44 25.9 12.0 0.2 2.5 2.6 2.8 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.6 4.5 10.9 .414 2.5 6.6 .377 0.5 1.0 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jeremy Lin Dion Waiters
Season 2017-182019-20
Team Brooklyn NetsMiami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
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
Dion Waiters 10 20.7 11.1 0.2 2.2 2.4 2.0 0.4 0.6 1.6 2.1 4.1 9.9 .414 1.5 4.7 .319 1.4 1.7 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Dion Waiters 5 7.6 2.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 2.4 .333 0.0 0.8 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000

Season 9
Jeremy Lin Dion Waiters
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 %
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
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------
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
Dion Waiters ------- --- ----------
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