Jeremy Lin vs. Johnny McCarthy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Johnny McCarthy 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, 3 more than Johnny McCarthy, who played 6. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Johnny McCarthy had his rookie season in 1956-57. 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
Johnny McCarthy 6 3 1956-57 to 1963-64

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jeremy Lin Johnny McCarthy
Season 2010-111956-57
Team Golden State WarriorsRochester Royals
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 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
Johnny McCarthy 72 21.7 6.6 - - 2.8 1.5 - - - 1.8 2.4 6.4 .376 - - - 1.8 2.7 .674
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Johnny McCarthy ------- --- ----------

Note: Johnny McCarthy didn't play in 1957-58.

Season 2
Jeremy Lin Johnny McCarthy
Season 2011-121958-59
Team New York KnicksCincinnati Royals
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
Johnny McCarthy 47 38.9 12.9 - - 4.8 4.8 - - - 3.4 5.2 14.0 .373 - - - 2.5 3.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Johnny McCarthy ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jeremy Lin Johnny McCarthy
Season 2012-131959-60
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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
Johnny McCarthy 75 31.8 8.4 - - 4.0 4.4 - - - 3.1 3.2 9.7 .329 - - - 2.0 3.0 .659
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
Johnny McCarthy 14 40.4 8.1 - - 4.6 7.0 - - - 3.5 3.1 7.6 .406 - - - 1.9 2.6 .750

Season 4
Jeremy Lin Johnny McCarthy
Season 2013-141960-61
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 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
Johnny McCarthy 79 31.9 8.3 - - 4.1 5.4 - - - 3.4 3.4 9.4 .357 - - - 1.5 2.9 .540
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
Johnny McCarthy 12 19.7 3.7 - - 2.6 2.8 - - - 2.4 1.6 4.6 .345 - - - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 5
Jeremy Lin Johnny McCarthy
Season 2014-151961-62
Team Los Angeles LakersSt. Louis Hawks
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
Johnny McCarthy 15 22.2 3.2 - - 3.7 4.7 - - - 3.3 1.2 4.9 .247 - - - 0.8 1.8 .444
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Johnny McCarthy ------- --- ----------

Note: Johnny McCarthy didn't play in 1962-63.

Season 6
Jeremy Lin Johnny McCarthy
Season 2015-161963-64
Team Charlotte HornetsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA 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 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
Johnny McCarthy 28 7.4 1.3 - - 1.3 0.9 - - - 1.5 0.6 1.7 .333 - - - 0.2 0.5 .385
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
Johnny McCarthy 1 8.0 2.0 - - 1.0 1.0 - - - 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7
Jeremy Lin Johnny McCarthy
Season 2016-17-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
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 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
Johnny McCarthy ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Johnny McCarthy ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jeremy Lin Johnny McCarthy
Season 2017-18-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
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 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
Johnny McCarthy ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Johnny McCarthy ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jeremy Lin Johnny McCarthy
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
Johnny McCarthy ------- --- ----------
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
Johnny McCarthy ------- --- ----------
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