Richard Jefferson vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Richard Jefferson, 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.

Richard Jefferson played 17 years in the NBA, 8 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Richard Jefferson had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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 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
Richard Jefferson	17	12	2001-02 to 2017-18
Jeremy Lin	9	4	2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Richard Jefferson	Jeremy Lin
Season	2001-02	2010-11
Team	New Jersey Nets	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Nets Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Richard Jefferson	79	24.3	9.4	1.1	2.6	3.7	1.8	0.8	0.6	1.4	2.7	3.4	7.5	.457	0.2	0.7	.232	2.4	3.4	.713
difference:	+50	+14.5	+6.8	+0.7	+1.8	+2.5	+0.4	+0.3	+0.3	-0.8	-1.6	+2.4	+5.0	+.068	+0.2	+0.5	+.032	+1.7	+2.5	+.047
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		%
Richard Jefferson	20	22.1	7.0	0.8	3.8	4.6	1.3	0.6	0.5	1.3	2.0	2.7	5.7	.465	0.0	0.1	.000	1.7	3.0	.550
Jeremy Lin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Richard Jefferson	Jeremy Lin
Season	2002-03	2011-12
Team	New Jersey Nets	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Richard Jefferson	80	36.0	15.5	1.9	4.6	6.4	2.5	1.0	0.6	2.0	2.7	5.7	11.4	.501	0.1	0.3	.250	4.1	5.5	.743
difference:	+45	+9.1	+0.9	+1.4	+2.1	+3.3	+3.7	+0.6	+0.3	-1.6	-0.5	+0.8	+0.5	+.055	+0.6	+1.8	+.070	+0.1	+0.3	+.055
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		%
Richard Jefferson	20	35.7	14.1	1.5	4.9	6.4	2.4	0.8	0.2	2.3	3.4	5.5	11.6	.476	0.0	0.2	.000	3.1	4.3	.718
Jeremy Lin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Richard Jefferson	Jeremy Lin
Season	2003-04	2012-13
Team	New Jersey Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Rockets 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		%
Richard Jefferson	82	38.2	18.5	1.3	4.3	5.7	3.8	1.1	0.3	2.4	2.7	6.8	13.6	.498	0.6	1.6	.364	4.4	5.7	.763
difference:		+6.0	+5.1	+0.9	+1.7	+2.7	+2.3	+0.5	+0.1	-0.5	-0.2	+2.0	+2.7	+.057	+0.5	+1.5	+.025	+1.8	+2.3	+.022
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		%
Richard Jefferson	11	41.6	19.8	1.3	5.0	6.3	3.8	1.3	0.7	3.9	3.2	6.0	14.4	.418	0.8	3.0	.273	7.0	9.8	.713
difference:	+7	+20.6	+15.8	+1.3	+3.0	+4.3	+1.8	+0.8	+0.4	-1.9	-0.9	+4.5	+8.4	+.168	+0.3		+.106	+6.5	+9.3	+.287
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
	Richard Jefferson	Jeremy Lin
Season	2004-05	2013-14
Team	New Jersey Nets	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Rockets Lost West 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		%
Richard Jefferson	33	41.1	22.2	1.5	5.8	7.3	4.0	1.0	0.5	4.0	3.3	7.2	17.1	.422	0.9	2.7	.337	6.9	8.2	.844
difference:	+38	+12.2	+9.7	+1.0	+3.6	+4.7	+0.1		+0.1	-1.5	-1.0	+3.0	+7.8	+.024	+0.3	+0.5	+.021	+3.8	+4.5	+.021
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		%
Richard Jefferson	4	35.5	15.8	2.0	3.5	5.5	2.3	0.8	0.0	2.0	3.5	5.0	12.5	.400	0.5	2.5	.200	5.3	7.8	.677
difference:	+2	+6.0	+4.5	+0.8	+1.0	+1.8	+2.0	+0.3	+0.2	-0.2	-1.0	+0.8	+2.3	+.010	+0.3	+1.3	+.017	+3.1	+5.1	+.136
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
	Richard Jefferson	Jeremy Lin
Season	2005-06	2014-15
Team	New Jersey Nets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Richard Jefferson	78	39.2	19.5	1.2	5.6	6.8	3.8	0.8	0.2	2.2	2.5	6.3	12.9	.493	0.8	2.4	.319	6.0	7.4	.812
difference:	+4	+13.4	+8.3	+0.8	+3.3	+4.2	+0.8	+0.3	+0.2		-0.1	+2.6	+4.1	+.069	+0.1		+.050	+3.1	+3.8	+.017
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		%
Richard Jefferson	11	39.7	22.2	0.6	3.5	4.1	4.1	0.9	0.4	2.7	2.9	8.2	15.0	.545	1.1	2.6	.414	4.7	5.7	.825
Jeremy Lin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Richard Jefferson	Jeremy Lin
Season	2006-07	2015-16
Team	New Jersey Nets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf Semis	Hornets 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		%
Richard Jefferson	55	35.6	16.3	0.9	3.5	4.4	2.7	0.6	0.1	2.2	2.2	5.5	12.1	.456	0.9	2.6	.359	4.3	5.9	.733
difference:	+23	+9.3	+4.6	+0.4	+0.8	+1.2	+0.3	+0.1	+0.4	-0.3	-0.1	+1.7	+2.8	+.044	+0.1	+0.3	+.023	+1.2	+2.2	+.082
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		%
Richard Jefferson	12	40.8	19.7	0.3	5.3	5.6	2.3	0.8	0.4	2.3	2.0	6.8	14.0	.482	1.1	3.3	.325	5.1	5.5	.924
difference:	+5	+13.8	+7.3	+0.1	+3.4	+3.3	+0.3	+0.1	+0.4	-0.7	-1.0	+3.1	+5.0	+.069	+0.7	+1.3	+.111	+0.5	+0.1	+.103
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
	Richard Jefferson	Jeremy Lin
Season	2007-08	2016-17
Team	New Jersey Nets	Brooklyn Nets
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		%
Richard Jefferson	82	39.0	22.6	1.1	3.0	4.2	3.1	0.9	0.3	2.4	2.7	7.5	16.2	.466	0.9	2.6	.362	6.6	8.3	.798
difference:	+46	+14.5	+8.1	+0.8	+0.4	+0.4	+2.0	+0.3	+0.1		-0.5	+2.6	+5.1	+.028	+0.7	+1.7	+.010	+3.4	+4.4	+.018
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
* Neiher Richard Jefferson nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 7


Season 8
	Richard Jefferson	Jeremy Lin
Season	2008-09	2017-18
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Brooklyn Nets
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		%
Richard Jefferson	82	35.8	19.6	0.7	3.9	4.6	2.4	0.8	0.2	2.0	3.1	6.5	14.9	.439	1.4	3.6	.397	5.1	6.3	.805
difference:	+81	+10.8	+1.6	+0.7	+3.9	+4.6	+1.6	+0.8	+0.2	-1.0	-0.1	+1.5	+2.9	+.022	+0.4	+1.6	+.103	+1.9	+0.7	+.195
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
* Neiher Richard Jefferson nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Richard Jefferson	Jeremy Lin
Season	2009-10	2018-19
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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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		%
Richard Jefferson	81	31.1	12.3	0.7	3.7	4.4	2.0	0.6	0.5	1.3	2.2	4.5	9.6	.467	0.7	2.3	.316	2.6	3.5	.735
difference:	+7	+11.7	+2.7	+0.4	+1.6	+2.0	+1.1		+0.3	-0.4	-0.3	+1.3	+2.3	+.027		+0.2	+.022	+0.2	+0.7	+.103
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		%
Richard Jefferson	10	33.4	9.4	0.8	4.5	5.3	1.8	0.6	0.6	1.5	2.0	3.4	7.0	.486	0.1	0.5	.200	2.5	3.3	.758
difference:	+2	+30.0	+8.3	+0.8	+4.1	+4.9	+1.3	+0.5	+0.6	-0.9	-1.7	+3.1	+5.9	+.264		+0.2	+.300	+2.0	+2.8	+.242
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

Additional Years

* Richard Jefferson played 8 seasons more than Jeremy Lin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2011 to 2018—Richard Jefferson played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

Richard Jefferson vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Richard Jefferson, 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