Jeremy Lin vs. Ben Wallace: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Jeremy Lin and Ben Wallace all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Jeremy Lin, with a career spanning 9 seasons from 2011 to 2019, and Ben Wallace, with 16 seasons played from 1997 to 2012, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Jeremy Lin vs. Ben Wallace
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
269th
Rebounds
+300th
36th
+300th
23rd
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
69th
+300th
33rd
Blocks
+300th
14th
+300th
12th
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Jeremy Lin vs. Ben Wallace
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
73rd
+300th
27th
Assists
201st
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
284th
166th
+300th
65th
Blocks
+300th
25th
+300th
24th

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
5,567 vs. 6,254687
Rebounds
+300th
36th
+264 1,338 vs. 10,4829,144
Assists
+300th
+300th
2,042 vs. 1,437605
Steals
+300th
69th
+231 519 vs. 1,369850
Blocks
+300th
14th
+286 175 vs. 2,1371,962
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
18th
+282 197 vs. 3,4443,247
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
32nd
+268 1,141 vs. 7,0385,897
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,885 vs. 2,569684
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,349 vs. 5,4211,072
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
449 vs. 7442
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,313 vs. 511,262
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
1,348 vs. 1,109239
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,666 vs. 2,6791,013

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
97th
+203 480 vs. 1,088608
Seasons
+300th
91st
+209 9 vs. 167

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
204th
71 1 vs. 21

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
269th
+31 180 vs. 939759
Rebounds
+300th
23rd
+277 49 vs. 1,4541,405
Assists
+300th
+300th
56 vs. 173117
Steals
+300th
33rd
+267 11 vs. 199188
Blocks
+300th
12th
+288 2 vs. 250248
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
13th
+287 10 vs. 463453
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
20th
+280 39 vs. 991952
Field Goals Made
+300th
257th
+43 59 vs. 364305
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
278th
+22 157 vs. 755598
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
11 vs. 011
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
51 vs. 1041
Free Throws Made
+300th
238th
+62 51 vs. 211160
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
86th
+214 61 vs. 505444

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
85th
+215 25 vs. 130105
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 84

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
11.60 vs. 5.755.85
Rebounds per game
+300th
73rd
+227 2.79 vs. 9.636.85
Assists per game
201st
+300th
+99 4.25 vs. 1.322.93
Steals per game
284th
166th
118 1.08 vs. 1.260.18
Blocks per game
+300th
25th
+275 0.36 vs. 1.961.60
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
19th
+281 0.41 vs. 3.172.76
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
59th
+241 2.38 vs. 6.474.09
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
3.93 vs. 2.361.57
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
9.06 vs. 4.984.08
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.94 vs. 0.010.93
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.74 vs. 0.052.69
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.81 vs. 1.021.79
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
3.47 vs. 2.461.01

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Ben Wallace Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
+300th
7.20 vs. 7.220.02
Rebounds per game
+300th
27th
+273 1.96 vs. 11.189.22
Assists per game
+300th
+300th
2.24 vs. 1.330.91
Steals per game
+300th
65th
+235 0.44 vs. 1.531.09
Blocks per game
+300th
24th
+276 0.08 vs. 1.921.84
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
18th
+282 0.40 vs. 3.563.16
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
26th
+274 1.56 vs. 7.626.06
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.36 vs. 2.800.44
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
6.28 vs. 5.810.47
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.44 vs. 0.000.44
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.04 vs. 0.081.96
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
+300th
2.04 vs. 1.620.42
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.44 vs. 3.881.44

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.