Jeremy Lin vs. Greg Ostertag Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greg Ostertag 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 played 9 years in the NBA, 2 less than Greg Ostertag, who played 11. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Greg Ostertag had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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
Greg Ostertag	11	9	1995-96 to 2005-06

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	2010-11	1995-96
Team	Golden State Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz 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	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
Greg Ostertag	57	11.6	3.6	1.0	2.1	3.1	0.1	0.1	1.1	0.4	1.6	1.5	3.2	.473	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	0.9	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ostertag	15	14.1	3.5	1.2	2.1	3.3	0.1	0.1	1.4	0.3	1.9	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.4	.619


Season 2
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	2011-12	1996-97
Team	New York Knicks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost NBA 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	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
Greg Ostertag	77	23.6	7.3	2.3	5.0	7.3	0.4	0.3	2.0	1.0	3.0	2.7	5.3	.515	0.0	0.1	.000	1.8	2.7	.678

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ostertag	20	23.0	4.7	2.6	4.3	6.9	0.3	0.5	2.4	0.9	3.8	1.7	4.2	.410	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.8	.743


Season 3
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	2012-13	1997-98
Team	Houston Rockets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost NBA 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	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
Greg Ostertag	63	20.4	4.7	2.1	3.8	5.9	0.4	0.4	2.1	1.2	2.6	1.8	3.8	.481	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	2.2	.479

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
Greg Ostertag	19	17.7	3.4	1.3	2.9	4.3	0.3	0.4	1.9	0.6	2.7	1.4	2.4	.565	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.3	.480


Season 4
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	2013-14	1998-99
Team	Houston Rockets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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
Greg Ostertag	48	27.9	5.7	2.2	5.1	7.3	0.5	0.3	2.7	0.9	2.9	2.1	4.3	.476	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.5	.620

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
Greg Ostertag	11	23.7	4.0	1.6	4.3	5.9	0.5	0.2	2.2	0.7	2.5	1.2	3.2	.371	0.0	0.0	-	1.6	2.5	.643


Season 5
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	2014-15	1999-00
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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
Greg Ostertag	81	19.8	4.5	2.1	3.8	6.0	0.2	0.2	2.1	1.0	2.4	1.5	3.3	.464	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.3	.636

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ostertag	8	21.6	3.8	2.4	3.3	5.6	0.3	0.3	2.1	1.0	2.5	1.3	2.4	.526	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.8	.455


Season 6
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	2015-16	2000-01
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Jazz 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		%
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
Greg Ostertag	81	18.4	4.5	2.0	3.1	5.1	0.3	0.3	1.8	0.8	2.7	1.7	3.5	.495	0.0	0.0	.500	1.0	1.9	.556

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
Greg Ostertag	5	12.8	1.6	1.2	2.4	3.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	2.0	0.8	2.2	.364	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.8	.000


Season 7
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	2016-17	2001-02
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz 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		%
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
Greg Ostertag	74	15.0	3.3	1.7	2.5	4.2	0.7	0.2	1.5	0.7	2.1	1.2	2.7	.453	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.8	.485

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ostertag	4	21.8	6.8	4.8	3.8	8.5	0.5	0.5	1.5	1.5	3.5	3.3	5.3	.619	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	2.5	.100


Season 8
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	2017-18	2002-03
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz 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		%
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
Greg Ostertag	81	23.8	5.4	2.2	4.0	6.2	0.7	0.2	1.8	1.3	2.9	2.1	4.0	.518	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.4	.510

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ostertag	5	30.2	9.2	3.8	4.8	8.6	1.6	0.6	1.8	1.6	3.4	3.2	7.2	.444	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	3.8	.737


Season 9
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	2018-19	2003-04
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
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
Greg Ostertag	78	27.6	6.8	2.8	4.6	7.4	1.6	0.4	1.8	1.3	2.9	2.7	5.6	.476	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.5	.579

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
Greg Ostertag	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	-	2004-05
Team	-	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Kings 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		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ostertag	56	9.9	1.6	1.0	2.0	3.0	0.7	0.1	0.7	0.4	1.6	0.7	1.5	.440	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.7	.342

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ostertag	2	12.5	3.0	2.0	2.5	4.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 11
	Jeremy Lin	Greg Ostertag
Season	-	2005-06
Team	-	Utah Jazz
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		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ostertag	60	13.5	2.4	1.4	2.4	3.8	1.0	0.1	1.1	0.8	2.2	1.0	2.1	.492	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.8	.500

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greg Ostertag	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jeremy Lin vs. Greg Ostertag Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greg Ostertag 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11