Jeremy Lin vs. Paul Pierce: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Jeremy Lin and Paul Pierce 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
Filter: Career Stats - Nets

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 Paul Pierce, with 19 seasons played from 1999 to 2017, 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. Paul Pierce
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce
Points
+300th
19th
+300th
23rd
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+300th
55th
Assists
+300th
84th
+300th
54th
Steals
+300th
22nd
+300th
31st
Blocks
+300th
176th
+300th
75th
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Jeremy Lin vs. Paul Pierce
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce
Points
+300th
77th
+300th
127th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
201st
+300th
+300th
266th
Steals
284th
150th
+300th
178th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

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 Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
19th
+281 5,567 vs. 26,39720,830
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+206 1,338 vs. 7,5276,189
Assists
+300th
84th
+216 2,042 vs. 4,7082,666
Steals
+300th
22nd
+278 519 vs. 1,7521,233
Blocks
+300th
176th
+124 175 vs. 745570
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
197 vs. 1,092895
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
43rd
+257 1,141 vs. 6,4355,294
Field Goals Made
+300th
29th
+271 1,885 vs. 8,6686,783
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
23rd
+277 4,349 vs. 19,46515,116
3-Pointers Made
+300th
16th
+284 449 vs. 2,1431,694
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
13th
+287 1,313 vs. 5,8164,503
Free Throws Made
+300th
11th
+289 1,348 vs. 6,9185,570
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 1,666 vs. 8,5786,912

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
17th
+283 480 vs. 1,343863
Seasons
+300th
13th
+287 9 vs. 1910

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
275th
69th
206 1 vs. 98

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
57th
0 vs. 2121
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
23rd
+277 180 vs. 3,1803,000
Rebounds
+300th
55th
+245 49 vs. 985936
Assists
+300th
54th
+246 56 vs. 579523
Steals
+300th
31st
+269 11 vs. 204193
Blocks
+300th
75th
+225 2 vs. 105103
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
198th
+102 10 vs. 125115
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
31st
+269 39 vs. 860821
Field Goals Made
+300th
35th
+265 59 vs. 1,022963
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
27th
+273 157 vs. 2,4152,258
3-Pointers Made
+300th
14th
+286 11 vs. 276265
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
14th
+286 51 vs. 777726
Free Throws Made
+300th
16th
+284 51 vs. 860809
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
20th
+280 61 vs. 1,036975

Games and Years:

Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
26th
+274 25 vs. 170145
Playoffs
+300th
30th
+270 4 vs. 1410

Triple-Doubles:

Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
49th
0 vs. 33
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
77th
+223 11.60 vs. 19.668.06
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
2.79 vs. 5.602.82
Assists per game
201st
+300th
+99 4.25 vs. 3.510.75
Steals per game
284th
150th
134 1.08 vs. 1.300.22
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.36 vs. 0.550.19
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.41 vs. 0.810.40
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
174th
+126 2.38 vs. 4.792.41
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
183rd
+117 3.93 vs. 6.452.53
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
150th
+150 9.06 vs. 14.495.43
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
144th
+156 0.94 vs. 1.600.66
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
103rd
+197 2.74 vs. 4.331.60
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
47th
+253 2.81 vs. 5.152.34
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
56th
+244 3.47 vs. 6.392.92

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Jeremy Lin Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
127th
+173 7.20 vs. 18.7111.51
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.96 vs. 5.793.83
Assists per game
+300th
266th
+34 2.24 vs. 3.411.17
Steals per game
+300th
178th
+122 0.44 vs. 1.200.76
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.08 vs. 0.620.54
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.40 vs. 0.740.34
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
149th
+151 1.56 vs. 5.063.50
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
208th
+92 2.36 vs. 6.013.65
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
177th
+123 6.28 vs. 14.217.93
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
124th
+176 0.44 vs. 1.621.18
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
117th
+183 2.04 vs. 4.572.53
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
79th
+221 2.04 vs. 5.063.02
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
96th
+204 2.44 vs. 6.093.65

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.