Jeremy Lin vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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 / Stats Rankings / 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, 8 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Lou Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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 achievements, 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
Lou Williams	17	10	2005-06 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9


Rookie Season
	Jeremy Lin	Lou Williams
Season	2010-11	2005-06
Team	Golden State Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+1	+5.0	+0.7	+0.3	+0.3	+0.6	+1.1	+0.9	+0.3	-0.2	-0.7	+0.2	+0.8	+.053	+0.1	+0.1	+.022	+0.4	+0.5	+.145
Lou Williams	30	4.8	1.9	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	.442	0.1	0.3	.222	0.3	0.4	.615

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeremy Lin nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Jeremy Lin	Lou Williams
Season	2011-12	2006-07
Team	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+26	+15.6	+10.3	+0.2	+1.6	+2.0	+4.4	+1.2	+0.3	-2.8	-1.5	+3.4	+7.4	+.005	+0.5	+1.5	+.004	+3.2	+3.7	+.102
Lou Williams	61	11.3	4.3	0.3	0.9	1.1	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.7	1.5	3.5	.441	0.2	0.6	.324	1.0	1.5	.696

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeremy Lin nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Jeremy Lin	Lou Williams
Season	2012-13	2007-08
Team	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+2	+8.9	+1.9	+0.1	+1.0	+0.9	+2.9	+0.6	+0.2	-1.3	-0.9	+0.8	+1.5	+.017	+0.4	+1.2	+.020	+0.2	+0.2	+.002
Lou Williams	80	23.3	11.5	0.5	1.6	2.1	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.6	1.6	4.0	9.4	.424	0.7	1.9	.359	2.8	3.6	.783

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
difference:	+2	+1.5	+8.0	+0.5	+0.5			+0.5	+0.3	-0.8	-0.5	+2.5	+4.0	+.150	+0.2	+1.5	+.055	+3.2	+4.5	+.267
Lou Williams	6	22.5	12.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.8	4.0	10.0	.400	0.3	1.5	.222	3.7	5.0	.733


Season 4
	Jeremy Lin	Lou Williams
Season	2013-14	2008-09
Team	Houston Rockets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+5.2	+0.3	+0.1	+0.6	+0.6	+1.1		+0.2	-0.6	-0.7	+0.1	+1.1	+.048	+0.4	+0.5	+.072	+0.7	+1.1	+.033
Lou Williams	81	23.7	12.8	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.2	1.9	1.6	4.1	10.4	.398	0.8	2.7	.286	3.8	4.8	.790

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
difference:		+4.7	+1.6	+0.9	+0.3	+1.2	+1.5			-0.2	-0.8	+0.7	+1.7	+.002	+0.2	+1.1	+.158	+0.5	+0.2	+.146
Lou Williams	6	24.8	9.7	0.3	2.2	2.5	2.8	0.5	0.2	2.0	1.7	3.5	8.5	.412	1.0	2.7	.375	1.7	2.5	.667


Season 5
	Jeremy Lin	Lou Williams
Season	2014-15	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+10	+4.1	+2.8		+0.2	+0.3	+0.4	+0.2	+0.2	-0.5	-0.9	+1.3	+1.8	+.046	+0.2	+0.8	+.029	+0.1		+.029
Lou Williams	64	29.9	14.0	0.4	2.5	2.9	4.2	1.3	0.2	1.7	1.7	5.0	10.6	.470	1.1	3.2	.340	3.0	3.6	.824

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeremy Lin nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Jeremy Lin	Lou Williams
Season	2015-16	2010-11
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+3	+3.0	+2.0	+0.1	+1.1	+1.2	+0.4	+0.1	+0.3	-0.5	-0.4	+0.5	+1.3	+.006	+0.2	+0.5	+.012	+0.8	+1.0	+.008
Lou Williams	75	23.3	13.7	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.4	0.6	0.2	1.4	1.7	4.3	10.6	.406	1.2	3.4	.348	3.9	4.7	.823

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
difference:	+2	+1.0	+1.6	+0.4	+0.3	+0.7	+0.4	+0.3		-0.8	-1.8	+0.3	+1.4	+.086	+0.8	+2.0	+.086	+1.8	+1.8	+.084
Lou Williams	5	26.0	10.8	0.0	1.6	1.6	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	1.2	3.4	10.4	.327	1.2	4.0	.300	2.8	3.8	.737


Season 7
	Jeremy Lin	Lou Williams
Season	2016-17	2011-12
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+28	+1.8	+0.4	+0.2	+1.4	+1.4	+1.6	+0.4	+0.1	-1.3	-0.8	+0.1	+1.1	+.031	+0.3	+0.7	+.010	+0.5	+0.7	+.004
Lou Williams	64	26.3	14.9	0.5	2.0	2.4	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.4	5.0	12.2	.407	1.3	3.6	.362	3.7	4.6	.812

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	13	27.5	11.5	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.3	3.8	10.9	.352	0.6	3.7	.167	3.2	4.0	.788


Season 8
	Jeremy Lin	Lou Williams
Season	2017-18	2012-13
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+38	+3.7	+3.9	+0.2	+1.8	+2.1	+0.4	+1.1	+0.3	-1.1	-1.6	+0.2	+0.6	+.005	+0.8	+3.0	+.133	+4.3	+3.9	+.132
Lou Williams	39	28.7	14.1	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.9	1.4	4.8	11.4	.422	1.8	5.0	.367	2.7	3.1	.868

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeremy Lin nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Jeremy Lin	Lou Williams
Season	2018-19	2013-14
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+14	+4.7	+0.8	+0.1	+0.2	+0.3	+0.4	+0.2	+0.1	-0.2	-0.8	+0.1	+0.9	+.040	+0.6	+1.4	+.048	+0.1	+0.2	+.011
Lou Williams	60	24.1	10.4	0.2	1.9	2.1	3.5	0.8	0.1	1.5	1.1	3.3	8.2	.400	1.3	3.9	.342	2.5	3.0	.849

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
difference:	+1	+15.6	+7.2		+1.9	+1.9	+0.6	+0.9	+0.1	-1.3	-1.1	+2.4	+6.0	+.158	+0.6	+2.0	+.187	+1.6	+1.8	+.062
Lou Williams	7	19.0	8.3	0.0	2.3	2.3	1.1	1.0	0.1	1.9	1.4	2.7	7.1	.380	0.7	2.3	.313	2.1	2.3	.938


Additional Years
* Lou Williams played 8 seasons more than Jeremy Lin in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2015 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 5 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Jeremy Lin, Lou Williams got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 Sixth Man of the Year

Jeremy Lin vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years