Barry Nelson vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Barry Nelson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Barry Nelson

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Barry Nelson: 1971-72 to 1971-72
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Barry Nelson 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Barry Nelson 1 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Barry Nelson 1 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Barry Nelson 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Barry Nelson 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Barry Nelson 35 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Barry Nelson 20 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Barry Nelson 7 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Barry Nelson 28 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barry Nelson .417 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barry Nelson .500 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 1.3 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.7 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.3 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 0.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Barry Nelson 0 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Barry Nelson 1 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Barry Nelson 1 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Barry Nelson 2 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barry Nelson - Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barry Nelson - Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 0.0 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.