Jeremy Lin vs. Jim McMillian Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim McMillian 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 Jim McMillian both played 9 years in the NBA. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Jim McMillian had his rookie season in 1970-71. 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
Jim McMillian	9	7	1970-71 to 1978-79

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jeremy Lin	Jim McMillian
Season	2010-11	1970-71
Team	Golden State Warriors	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers 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
Jim McMillian	81	21.6	8.4	-	-	4.1	1.6	-	-	-	1.5	3.6	7.8	.459	-	-	-	1.2	1.6	.769

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jim McMillian	12	43.5	15.1	-	-	5.4	1.8	-	-	-	2.3	6.6	15.1	.436	-	-	-	1.9	2.8	.676


Season 2
	Jeremy Lin	Jim McMillian
Season	2011-12	1971-72
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Jim McMillian	80	38.1	18.8	-	-	6.5	2.6	-	-	-	2.6	8.0	16.6	.482	-	-	-	2.7	3.5	.791

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jim McMillian	15	41.6	19.1	-	-	5.7	1.5	-	-	-	2.9	7.5	16.9	.447	-	-	-	4.0	4.7	.857


Season 3
	Jeremy Lin	Jim McMillian
Season	2012-13	1972-73
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers 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
Jim McMillian	81	36.5	18.9	-	-	5.5	2.7	-	-	-	2.2	8.1	17.7	.458	-	-	-	2.8	3.3	.845

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
Jim McMillian	17	37.1	20.1	-	-	4.8	2.2	-	-	-	2.4	8.4	18.1	.466	-	-	-	3.2	4.4	.733


Season 4
	Jeremy Lin	Jim McMillian
Season	2013-14	1973-74
Team	Houston Rockets	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Braves Lost East 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
Jim McMillian	82	40.5	18.6	2.6	4.8	7.4	3.1	1.6	0.3	-	2.3	7.3	14.8	.494	-	-	-	4.0	4.6	.858

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
Jim McMillian	6	37.3	14.5	4.0	4.8	8.8	2.0	0.7	0.2	-	2.3	6.3	15.3	.413	-	-	-	1.8	2.7	.688


Season 5
	Jeremy Lin	Jim McMillian
Season	2014-15	1974-75
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Braves Lost East 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
Jim McMillian	62	34.4	14.3	2.0	4.2	6.2	2.5	1.1	0.2	-	2.1	5.6	11.2	.499	-	-	-	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jim McMillian	7	34.3	13.0	1.4	3.4	4.9	2.0	1.6	0.3	-	1.7	5.6	12.3	.453	-	-	-	1.9	2.0	.929


Season 6
	Jeremy Lin	Jim McMillian
Season	2015-16	1975-76
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Braves Lost East 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	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
Jim McMillian	74	35.3	15.8	1.8	3.5	5.3	2.8	1.2	0.2	-	1.9	6.6	12.4	.536	-	-	-	2.5	3.0	.858

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
Jim McMillian	9	38.7	17.2	1.2	2.9	4.1	2.1	1.6	0.4	-	3.2	6.8	14.3	.473	-	-	-	3.7	4.2	.868


Season 7
	Jeremy Lin	Jim McMillian
Season	2016-17	1976-77
Team	Brooklyn Nets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Jim McMillian	67	32.2	9.9	1.0	3.6	4.6	2.1	0.9	0.1	-	1.5	4.4	9.6	.464	-	-	-	1.0	1.3	.779

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


Season 8
	Jeremy Lin	Jim McMillian
Season	2017-18	1977-78
Team	Brooklyn Nets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East 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	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
Jim McMillian	81	24.4	8.5	1.0	2.6	3.6	2.5	0.9	0.2	1.3	1.4	3.6	7.7	.462	-	-	-	1.4	1.7	.858

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jim McMillian	6	22.3	8.8	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.8	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.5	4.0	8.8	.453	-	-	-	0.8	1.0	.833


Season 9
	Jeremy Lin	Jim McMillian
Season	2018-19	1978-79
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors	Portland Trail Blazers
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
Jim McMillian	23	12.1	3.6	0.7	1.0	1.7	1.4	0.4	0.1	0.7	0.8	1.4	3.2	.446	-	-	-	0.7	0.9	.810

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
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jeremy Lin vs. Jim McMillian Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim McMillian 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