Jeremy Lin vs. Paul Walther Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Walther 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 Paul Walther, who played 6. Jeremy Lin had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Paul Walther had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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
Paul Walther 6 5 1949-50 to 1954-55

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jeremy Lin Paul Walther
Season 2010-111949-50
Team Golden State WarriorsMinneapolis Lakers, Indianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayOlympians Lost West Div 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
Paul Walther 53 - 5.5 - - - 1.1 - - - 2.3 2.2 5.5 .393 - - - 1.2 2.1 .578
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Paul Walther 6 - 5.5 - - - 1.3 - - - 2.8 2.0 6.8 .293 - - - 1.5 3.2 .474

Season 2
Jeremy Lin Paul Walther
Season 2011-121950-51
Team New York KnicksIndianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayOlympians Lost West Div 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 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
Paul Walther 63 - 9.1 - - 3.6 3.6 - - - 3.2 3.4 10.1 .336 - - - 2.3 3.3 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Paul Walther 3 - 5.7 - - 1.7 3.0 - - - 2.0 1.0 2.3 .429 - - - 3.7 5.0 .733

Season 3
Jeremy Lin Paul Walther
Season 2012-131951-52
Team Houston RocketsIndianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdOlympians Lost West Div 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 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
Paul Walther 55 34.6 12.2 - - 4.5 2.5 - - - 3.1 4.0 10.0 .401 - - - 4.2 5.6 .750
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
Paul Walther 2 42.5 16.0 - - 3.5 3.0 - - - 4.0 4.0 8.0 .500 - - - 8.0 9.0 .889

Season 4
Jeremy Lin Paul Walther
Season 2013-141952-53
Team Houston RocketsIndianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdOlympians Lost West Div 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
Paul Walther 67 36.8 10.7 - - 4.2 3.1 - - - 3.9 3.4 9.6 .352 - - - 3.9 5.3 .746
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
Paul Walther 2 37.5 13.0 - - 4.0 2.0 - - - 4.0 2.5 10.0 .250 - - - 8.0 8.5 .941

Season 5
Jeremy Lin Paul Walther
Season 2014-151953-54
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia Warriors
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
Paul Walther 64 32.3 6.6 - - 4.0 3.4 - - - 3.1 2.2 6.1 .352 - - - 2.3 3.2 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Paul Walther ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jeremy Lin Paul Walther
Season 2015-161954-55
Team Charlotte HornetsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons 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 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
Paul Walther 68 12.1 2.4 - - 2.3 1.9 - - - 1.7 0.8 2.4 .348 - - - 0.8 1.3 .614
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
Paul Walther 10 9.5 3.5 - - 2.0 0.8 - - - 2.0 1.2 2.2 .545 - - - 1.1 1.8 .611

Season 7
Jeremy Lin Paul Walther
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
Paul Walther ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Paul Walther ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jeremy Lin Paul Walther
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
Paul Walther ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Paul Walther ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jeremy Lin Paul Walther
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
Paul Walther ------- --- ----------
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
Paul Walther ------- --- ----------
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