Jeremy Lin vs. Paul Millsap Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Millsap 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 / 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, 7 less than Paul Millsap, who played 16. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Paul Millsap had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Paul Millsap	16	13	2006-07 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jeremy Lin	Paul Millsap
Season	2010-11	2006-07
Team	Golden State Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+53	+8.2	+4.2	+1.8	+2.1	+4.0	+0.6	+0.3	+0.6	-0.5	-1.8	+1.5	+2.4	+.136		+0.2		+1.0	+1.6	+.087
Paul Millsap	82	18.0	6.8	2.2	2.9	5.2	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.1	2.9	2.5	4.9	.525	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.5	.673

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Millsap	17	15.5	5.9	2.2	2.2	4.4	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.8	2.3	2.5	4.7	.525	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.4	.667


Season 2
	Jeremy Lin	Paul Millsap
Season	2011-12	2007-08
Team	New York Knicks	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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:	+47	+6.1	+6.5	+1.5	+1.1	+2.5	+5.2	+0.7	+0.6	-2.5	-1.1	+1.8	+4.8	+.058	+0.7	+2.1		+2.3	+2.4	+.121
Paul Millsap	82	20.8	8.1	2.0	3.6	5.6	1.0	0.9	0.9	1.1	3.3	3.1	6.1	.504	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.8	.677

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Millsap	12	17.5	6.4	1.9	2.0	3.9	0.3	0.6	1.3	0.8	3.1	2.7	5.2	.516	0.0	0.1	.000	1.1	2.1	.520


Season 3
	Jeremy Lin	Paul Millsap
Season	2012-13	2008-09
Team	Houston Rockets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West 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:	+6	+2.1	+0.1	+2.9	+2.7	+5.6	+4.3	+0.6	+0.6	-1.2	-1.3	+0.5	+1.0	+.093	+1.1	+3.0	+.339	+0.4	+0.9	+.086
Paul Millsap	76	30.1	13.5	3.3	5.3	8.6	1.8	1.0	1.0	1.7	3.8	5.3	9.9	.534	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	4.3	.699

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:	+1	+10.0	+7.8	+4.0	+2.0	+6.0	+0.4	+0.3	+0.7	-0.8	-1.1	+3.5	+3.8	+.260	+0.5	+3.0		+1.3	+3.1	+.500
Paul Millsap	5	31.0	11.8	4.0	4.0	8.0	1.6	0.8	1.0	1.2	3.4	5.0	9.8	.510	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	3.6	.500


Season 4
	Jeremy Lin	Paul Millsap
Season	2013-14	2009-10
Team	Houston Rockets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis

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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:	+11	+1.1	+0.9	+1.8	+2.3	+4.2	+2.5	+0.2	+0.8	-1.1	-1.2	+0.5	+0.6	+.092	+1.2	+3.1	+.247	+0.9	+0.5	+.130
Paul Millsap	82	27.8	11.6	2.3	4.5	6.8	1.6	0.8	1.2	1.4	3.5	4.7	8.7	.538	0.0	0.1	.111	2.2	3.2	.693

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	+2.8	+6.7	+2.2	+2.9	+5.1	+2.1	+0.6	+1.2	-0.9	-1.1	+2.8	+2.0	+.164	+0.8	+3.6	+.217	+1.8	+3.1	+.123
Paul Millsap	10	32.3	18.0	3.4	5.4	8.8	2.2	1.1	1.4	1.3	3.6	7.0	12.2	.574	0.0	0.2	.000	4.0	5.8	.690


Season 5
	Jeremy Lin	Paul Millsap
Season	2014-15	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Utah Jazz
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:	+2	+8.5	+6.1	+1.8	+3.2	+5.0	+2.1	+0.3	+0.5	-0.3	-1.0	+3.2	+4.2	+.107	+0.8	+2.1	+.022	+0.5	+0.8	+.038
Paul Millsap	76	34.3	17.3	2.2	5.5	7.6	2.5	1.4	0.9	1.9	3.6	6.9	13.0	.531	0.1	0.3	.391	3.4	4.4	.757

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeremy Lin nor Paul Millsap played in the postseason in their season 5


Season 6
	Jeremy Lin	Paul Millsap
Season	2015-16	2011-12
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Jazz Lost West 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:	+14	+6.5	+4.9	+2.3	+3.3	+5.6	+0.7	+1.1	+0.3	-0.1	-1.4	+2.9	+4.2	+.083	+0.9	+2.4	+.110	+0.1	+0.3	+.023
Paul Millsap	64	32.8	16.6	2.8	6.0	8.8	2.3	1.8	0.8	1.8	3.5	6.7	13.5	.495	0.1	0.5	.226	3.2	4.0	.792

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:	+3	+7.8	+0.4	+3.9	+4.9	+8.7	+2.1	+0.4	+2.5	-0.7	-0.2	+1.3	+4.5	+.043	+0.4	+1.2	+.214	+2.6	+1.6	+.321
Paul Millsap	4	34.8	12.0	4.3	6.8	11.0	0.5	0.3	2.5	2.3	2.8	5.0	13.5	.370	0.0	0.8	.000	2.0	4.0	.500


Season 7
	Jeremy Lin	Paul Millsap
Season	2016-17	2012-13
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+42	+5.9	+0.1	+2.0	+1.4	+3.3	+2.5	+0.1	+0.6	-0.6	-0.8	+0.6	+0.1	+.052	+1.4	+3.8	+.039	+0.2	+0.7	+.074
Paul Millsap	78	30.4	14.6	2.3	4.8	7.1	2.6	1.3	1.0	1.8	3.0	5.5	11.2	.490	0.2	0.5	.333	3.4	4.6	.742

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jeremy Lin nor Paul Millsap played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Jeremy Lin	Paul Millsap
Season	2017-18	2013-14
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+73	+8.5	+0.1	+2.1	+6.4	+8.5	+0.9	+1.7	+1.1	-0.5	-0.2	+1.5	+2.1	+.044		+0.9	+.142	+3.1	+1.7	+.269
Paul Millsap	74	33.5	17.9	2.1	6.4	8.5	3.1	1.7	1.1	2.5	2.8	6.5	14.1	.461	1.0	2.9	.358	3.9	5.3	.731

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeremy Lin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Millsap	7	38.1	19.4	3.0	7.9	10.9	2.9	1.4	1.9	2.9	3.6	5.9	14.7	.398	1.3	3.9	.333	6.4	8.0	.804


Season 9
	Jeremy Lin	Paul Millsap
Season	2018-19	2014-15
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+1	+13.3	+7.1	+1.6	+3.8	+5.4		+1.2	+0.7	-0.6	-0.9	+2.9	+5.4	+.036	+0.4	+0.5	+.062	+1.1	+1.8	+.081
Paul Millsap	73	32.7	16.7	1.9	5.9	7.8	3.1	1.8	0.9	2.3	2.8	6.1	12.7	.476	1.1	3.0	.356	3.5	4.6	.757

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:	+8	+32.0	+14.1	+2.3	+6.0	+8.3	+2.9	+1.5	+0.9	-1.5	-3.0	+5.0	+12.0	+.185	+0.8	+2.8	+.194	+3.1	+4.4	+.256
Paul Millsap	16	35.4	15.2	2.3	6.4	8.7	3.4	1.6	0.9	2.1	3.3	5.3	13.1	.407	0.9	3.1	.306	3.6	4.9	.744


Additional Years
* Paul Millsap played 7 seasons more than Jeremy Lin in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2016 to 2022—Paul Millsap played in 6 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Jeremy Lin, Paul Millsap got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Defensive Second Team 2 All-Star Game

Jeremy Lin vs. Paul Millsap Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Millsap 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