Steve Francis vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Steve Francis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Steve Francis and Jeremy Lin both played 9 years in the NBA. Steve Francis had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, 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 |
| Steve Francis |
9 |
1 |
1999-00 to 2007-08 |
| Jeremy Lin |
9 |
4 |
2010-11 to 2018-19 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Steve Francis |
Jeremy Lin |
| Season |
1999-00 | 2010-11 |
| Team |
Houston Rockets | Golden State Warriors |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
77 |
36.1 |
18.0 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
6.5 |
14.5 |
.445 |
1.4 |
4.0 |
.345 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
.786 |
| difference: | +48 | +26.3 | +15.4 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +4.1 | +5.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -3.4 | -1.9 | +5.5 | +12.0 | +.056 | +1.4 | +3.8 | +.145 | +3.0 | +3.8 | +.026 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Steve Francis nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
80 |
39.9 |
19.9 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
6.9 |
15.2 |
.451 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
.396 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
.817 |
| difference: | +45 | +13.0 | +5.3 | +1.9 | +2.0 | +3.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -1.2 | +2.0 | +4.3 | +.005 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +.076 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +.019 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Steve Francis nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
57 |
41.1 |
21.6 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
7.0 |
6.4 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
17.7 |
.417 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
.324 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
.773 |
| difference: | +25 | +8.9 | +8.2 | +1.4 | +2.6 | +4.0 | +0.3 | +0.4 | | -1.0 | -0.5 | +2.6 | +6.8 | +.024 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.015 | +3.1 | +4.0 | +.012 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
81 |
41.0 |
21.0 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
3.1 |
7.0 |
16.2 |
.435 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.354 |
5.9 |
7.3 |
.800 |
| difference: | +10 | +12.1 | +8.5 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +3.6 | +2.1 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.8 | +2.8 | +6.9 | +.011 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +.004 | +2.8 | +3.6 | +.023 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
79 |
40.4 |
16.6 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
14.1 |
.403 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
.292 |
4.3 |
5.5 |
.775 |
| difference: | +5 | +14.6 | +5.4 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +2.9 | +1.6 | +0.7 | | -1.5 | -0.7 | +2.0 | +5.3 | +.021 | | +0.8 | +.077 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +.020 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
5 |
44.6 |
19.2 |
1.2 |
7.2 |
8.4 |
7.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
6.0 |
14.0 |
.429 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.412 |
5.8 |
8.0 |
.725 |
| Jeremy Lin |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
78 |
38.2 |
21.3 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
7.2 |
17.1 |
.423 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
.299 |
6.4 |
7.8 |
.823 |
| difference: | | +11.9 | +9.6 | +1.1 | +1.5 | +2.6 | +4.0 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -1.4 | +3.4 | +7.8 | +.011 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +.037 | +3.3 | +4.1 | +.008 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
70 |
34.2 |
14.4 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.435 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.301 |
4.5 |
5.7 |
.787 |
| difference: | +34 | +9.7 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -0.7 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.003 | +1.2 | +3.1 | +.071 | +1.3 | +1.8 | +.029 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Steve Francis nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 7 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
44 |
28.1 |
11.3 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
7.8 |
.408 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.378 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
.829 |
| difference: | +43 | +3.1 | +6.7 | +0.8 | +2.8 | +3.6 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -0.1 | +1.8 | +4.2 | +.009 | | +0.5 | +.122 | +3.0 | +2.2 | +.171 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Steve Francis nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 8 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
10 |
19.9 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
.333 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
.235 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
.565 |
| difference: | +64 | +0.5 | +4.1 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.3 | -0.6 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +.107 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +.059 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +.273 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Steve Francis |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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