Jim Barnett vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Jim Barnett, 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.

Jim Barnett played 11 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Jim Barnett had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Jeremy Lin had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Jim Barnett 11 5 1966-67 to 1976-77
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1966-672010-11
Team Boston CelticsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Jim Barnett 48 8.0 4.1 - - 1.1 0.9 - - - 1.3 1.6 4.4 .370 - - - 0.9 1.3 .677
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 5 5.2 2.8 - - 0.8 0.2 - - - 1.0 1.2 4.2 .286 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1967-682011-12
Team San Diego RocketsNew York Knicks
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 %
Jim Barnett 47 22.7 9.4 - - 3.3 2.9 - - - 2.1 3.8 9.7 .393 - - - 1.8 2.5 .712
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1968-692012-13
Team San Diego RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Div SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 80 29.3 14.5 - - 4.5 4.2 - - - 3.0 5.8 13.7 .425 - - - 2.9 3.9 .752
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 6 8.5 4.2 - - 0.5 1.2 - - - 0.8 1.5 3.8 .391 - - - 1.2 1.3 .875
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

Season 4

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1969-702013-14
Team San Diego RocketsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 80 26.3 14.9 - - 3.8 3.6 - - - 2.8 5.6 12.5 .451 - - - 3.6 4.6 .790
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1970-712014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
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 %
Jim Barnett 78 30.4 18.5 - - 4.8 4.1 - - - 2.4 7.2 16.4 .436 - - - 4.2 5.2 .811
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
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Season 6

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1971-722015-16
Team Golden State WarriorsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 80 27.5 12.4 - - 3.1 3.9 - - - 2.4 4.7 11.4 .409 - - - 3.1 3.7 .836
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 5 39.4 21.6 - - 4.0 5.2 - - - 4.0 7.8 18.2 .429 - - - 6.0 8.2 .732
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

Season 7

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1972-732016-17
Team Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Jim Barnett 82 27.0 11.8 - - 3.1 3.7 - - - 1.8 4.8 10.3 .467 - - - 2.2 2.6 .843
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 11 30.5 13.0 - - 3.5 3.5 - - - 2.5 5.5 13.4 .408 - - - 2.1 2.5 .852
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1973-742017-18
Team Golden State WarriorsBrooklyn Nets
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 %
Jim Barnett 77 21.9 11.5 1.0 1.9 2.9 2.7 0.7 0.1 - 1.9 4.5 9.8 .464 - - - 2.4 2.9 .814
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1974-752018-19
Team New Orleans Jazz, New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Jim Barnett 73 24.3 10.5 0.8 1.6 2.5 2.4 0.6 0.2 - 2.2 3.9 8.9 .437 - - - 2.7 3.3 .836
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett 3 19.7 10.3 1.7 1.0 2.7 1.7 0.3 0.3 - 2.0 4.3 7.0 .619 - - - 1.7 1.7 1.000
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

Season 10

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1975-76-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Jim Barnett 71 14.5 5.9 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 - 1.2 2.3 5.2 .442 - - - 1.3 1.6 .789
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
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Season 11

Jim Barnett Jeremy Lin
Season 1976-77-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Jim Barnett 16 14.4 4.1 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.0 - 1.8 1.8 4.0 .438 - - - 0.6 1.1 .556
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jim Barnett ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------