Jeremy Lin vs. Jim Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jim Thomas 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.
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, 5 more than Jim Thomas, who played 4. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Jim Thomas had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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 Thomas |
4 |
0 |
1983-84 to 1990-91 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Jeremy Lin |
Jim Thomas |
Season |
2010-11 | 1983-84 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Indiana Pacers |
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 |
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 Thomas |
72 |
16.9 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
5.6 |
.464 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.091 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.727 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
80 |
25.7 |
11.1 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
9.1 |
.478 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.190 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.782 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
6 |
11.5 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
|
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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Jim Thomas didn't play in 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89 and 1989-90.
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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 Thomas |
3 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jeremy Lin |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jim Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |