Tyson Chandler vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Tyson Chandler, 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.

Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 10 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Tyson Chandler 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
Tyson Chandler	19	10	2001-02 to 2019-20
Jeremy Lin	9	4	2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9


Rookie Season
	Tyson Chandler	Jeremy Lin
Season	2001-02	2010-11
Team	Chicago Bulls	Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Tyson Chandler	71	19.6	6.1	1.6	3.2	4.8	0.8	0.4	1.3	1.4	2.5	2.1	4.3	.497	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.1	.604
difference:	+42	+9.8	+3.5	+1.2	+2.4	+3.6	+0.6	+0.7	+1.0	-0.8	-1.4	+1.1	+1.8	+.108		+0.2		+1.2	+2.2	+.156
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
* Neiher Tyson Chandler nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Tyson Chandler	Jeremy Lin
Season	2002-03	2011-12
Team	Chicago Bulls	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Tyson Chandler	75	24.4	9.2	2.3	4.6	6.9	1.0	0.5	1.4	1.8	2.9	3.4	6.5	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.9	.608
difference:	+40	+2.5	+5.4	+1.8	+2.1	+3.8	+5.2	+1.1	+1.1	-1.8	-0.7	+1.5	+4.4	+.085	+0.7	+2.1		+1.8	+1.3	+.190
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
* Neiher Tyson Chandler nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Tyson Chandler	Jeremy Lin
Season	2003-04	2012-13
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Tyson Chandler	35	22.3	6.1	2.3	5.4	7.7	0.7	0.5	1.2	1.1	2.5	1.9	4.5	.424	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.4	.669
difference:	+47	+9.9	+7.3	+1.9	+2.8	+4.7	+5.4	+1.1	+0.8	-1.8		+2.9	+6.4	+.017	+1.1	+3.1		+0.3		+.116
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		%
Tyson Chandler	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


Season 4
	Tyson Chandler	Jeremy Lin
Season	2004-05	2013-14
Team	Chicago Bulls	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls 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		%
Tyson Chandler	80	27.4	8.0	3.3	6.4	9.7	0.8	0.9	1.8	1.5	3.4	2.6	5.2	.494	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.2	.673
difference:	+9	+1.5	+4.5	+2.8	+4.2	+7.1	+3.3	+0.1	+1.4	-1.0	-1.1	+1.6	+4.1	+.048	+1.2	+3.2		+0.3	+0.5	+.150
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		%
Tyson Chandler	6	29.0	11.7	4.8	4.8	9.7	1.3	0.2	2.2	1.3	4.5	3.2	6.7	.475	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	7.7	.696
difference:		+0.5	+0.4	+3.6	+2.3	+6.0	+3.0	+0.3	+2.0	-0.9	-2.0	+1.0	+3.5	+.065	+0.8	+3.8		+3.1	+5.0	+.117
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
	Tyson Chandler	Jeremy Lin
Season	2005-06	2014-15
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Tyson Chandler	79	26.8	5.3	3.4	5.7	9.0	1.0	0.5	1.3	1.6	3.8	2.0	3.6	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.4	.503
difference:	+5	+1.0	+5.9	+3.0	+3.4	+6.4	+3.6	+0.6	+0.9	-0.6	-1.2	+1.7	+5.2	+.141	+0.9	+2.4		+1.7	+1.2	+.292
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		%
Tyson Chandler	6	17.3	1.8	1.3	3.2	4.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.0	4.8	0.7	1.0	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.7	.300
Jeremy Lin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Tyson Chandler	Jeremy Lin
Season	2006-07	2015-16
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Tyson Chandler	73	34.6	9.5	4.4	8.0	12.4	0.9	0.5	1.8	1.7	3.3	4.0	6.4	.624	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.8	.527
difference:	+5	+8.3	+2.2	+3.9	+5.3	+9.2	+2.1	+0.2	+1.3	-0.2	-1.2	+0.2	+2.9	+.212	+1.0	+2.9		+1.6	+0.9	+.288
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		%
Tyson Chandler	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


Season 7
	Tyson Chandler	Jeremy Lin
Season	2007-08	2016-17
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Tyson Chandler	79	35.2	11.8	4.1	7.7	11.7	1.0	0.6	1.1	1.7	3.1	4.8	7.7	.623	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.7	.593
difference:	+43	+10.7	+2.7	+3.8	+4.3	+7.9	+4.1	+0.6	+0.7	-0.7	-0.9	+0.1	+3.4	+.185	+1.6	+4.3		+1.0	+0.2	+.223
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		%
Tyson Chandler	12	34.3	8.0	3.8	6.5	10.3	0.4	0.4	1.7	0.8	3.6	3.6	5.7	.632	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.625
Jeremy Lin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Tyson Chandler	Jeremy Lin
Season	2008-09	2017-18
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Tyson Chandler	45	32.1	8.8	3.6	5.1	8.7	0.5	0.3	1.2	1.6	3.2	3.6	6.3	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	3.0	.579
difference:	+44	+7.1	+9.2	+3.6	+5.1	+8.7	+3.5	+0.3	+1.2	-1.4	-0.2	+1.4	+5.7	+.148	+1.0	+2.0		+5.3	+4.0	+.421
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		%
Tyson Chandler	4	23.5	3.8	2.0	3.3	5.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	2.0	4.3	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.500
Jeremy Lin	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Tyson Chandler	Jeremy Lin
Season	2009-10	2018-19
Team	Charlotte Bobcats	Atlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Tyson Chandler	51	22.8	6.5	2.2	4.0	6.3	0.3	0.3	1.1	1.8	2.7	2.1	3.7	.574	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.1	.732
difference:	+23	+3.4	+3.1	+1.9	+1.9	+3.9	+2.8	+0.3	+0.9	-0.1	-0.8	+1.1	+3.6	+.134	+0.7	+2.5		+0.1	+0.3	+.106
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		%
Tyson Chandler	4	15.0	3.5	0.8	1.8	2.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.0	4.0	1.5	2.8	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.667
difference:	+4	+11.6	+2.4	+0.8	+1.4	+2.1		+0.4	+0.8	-0.4	-3.7	+1.2	+1.7	+.323	+0.1	+0.3			+0.3	+.333
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
* Tyson Chandler played 10 seasons more than Jeremy Lin in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2011 to 2020—Tyson Chandler played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Jeremy Lin, Tyson Chandler got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 1 All-Star Game

Tyson Chandler vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Tyson Chandler, 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