Kevin Grevey vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Kevin Grevey, 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.

Kevin Grevey played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Kevin Grevey had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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
Kevin Grevey 10 8 1975-76 to 1984-85
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kevin Grevey Jeremy Lin
Season 1975-762010-11
Team Washington BulletsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Kevin Grevey 56 9.0 3.8 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 - 1.2 1.4 3.8 .371 - - - 0.9 1.0 .897
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 %
Kevin Grevey 2 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.0 .500 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kevin Grevey Jeremy Lin
Season 1976-772011-12
Team Washington BulletsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Kevin Grevey 76 17.2 6.9 1.0 1.4 2.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 - 1.9 2.9 7.0 .423 - - - 1.0 1.6 .664
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 %
Kevin Grevey 9 25.0 9.7 1.1 0.7 1.8 0.9 0.2 0.6 - 2.2 4.0 9.8 .409 - - - 1.7 2.6 .652
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kevin Grevey Jeremy Lin
Season 1977-782012-13
Team Washington BulletsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionRockets 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 %
Kevin Grevey 81 26.2 15.5 1.5 2.0 3.6 1.9 0.8 0.2 2.0 2.5 6.2 13.9 .448 - - - 3.0 3.8 .789
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 %
Kevin Grevey 21 27.8 15.5 1.2 1.7 2.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 2.1 3.4 6.0 13.5 .444 - - - 3.5 4.3 .811
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

Kevin Grevey Jeremy Lin
Season 1978-792013-14
Team Washington BulletsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsRockets 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 %
Kevin Grevey 65 28.6 15.5 1.4 2.2 3.6 2.4 0.7 0.2 1.8 2.4 6.4 14.2 .453 - - - 2.7 3.4 .772
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 %
Kevin Grevey 19 27.7 12.8 1.4 1.2 2.5 1.6 0.8 0.4 2.1 3.3 5.4 13.5 .398 - - - 2.1 2.8 .755
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

Kevin Grevey Jeremy Lin
Season 1979-802014-15
Team Washington BulletsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Kevin Grevey 65 28.0 14.0 1.2 1.6 2.9 2.7 0.9 0.2 1.6 2.4 5.1 12.4 .412 0.5 1.4 .370 3.3 3.8 .867
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 %
Kevin Grevey 2 36.0 20.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 2.5 1.0 2.0 4.5 8.0 15.0 .533 2.5 5.0 .500 2.0 2.0 1.000
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Kevin Grevey Jeremy Lin
Season 1980-812015-16
Team Washington BulletsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets 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 %
Kevin Grevey 75 34.9 17.2 0.9 2.0 2.9 4.0 0.9 0.2 1.9 2.1 6.7 14.7 .453 0.6 1.8 .331 3.3 3.9 .841
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 %
Kevin Grevey ------- --- ----------
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

Kevin Grevey Jeremy Lin
Season 1981-822016-17
Team Washington BulletsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Kevin Grevey 71 30.5 13.3 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.1 0.6 0.3 1.4 2.1 5.3 12.1 .439 0.4 1.2 .341 2.3 2.7 .855
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 %
Kevin Grevey 7 22.7 9.4 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.7 3.3 8.0 .411 0.6 1.1 .500 2.3 2.7 .842
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Kevin Grevey Jeremy Lin
Season 1982-832017-18
Team Washington BulletsBrooklyn 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 %
Kevin Grevey 41 18.4 7.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.5 2.8 7.2 .388 0.4 0.9 .395 1.3 1.7 .783
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 %
Kevin Grevey ------- --- ----------
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Kevin Grevey Jeremy Lin
Season 1983-842018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksAtlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
Kevin Grevey 64 14.4 7.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.5 2.8 6.2 .451 0.2 0.8 .283 1.2 1.3 .893
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 %
Kevin Grevey 5 5.4 1.6 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667
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

Kevin Grevey Jeremy Lin
Season 1984-85-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 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 %
Kevin Grevey 78 15.2 6.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.1 2.4 5.4 .448 0.1 0.4 .242 1.1 1.4 .822
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kevin Grevey 5 5.6 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 2.6 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Jeremy Lin ------- --- ----------