Earl Gardner vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Earl Gardner 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

Earl Gardner

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Gardner 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Earl Gardner 1 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Earl Gardner 1 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Earl Gardner 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Earl Gardner 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 89 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Earl Gardner 19 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 50 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .376 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .464 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Gardner 4 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Earl Gardner 1 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Earl Gardner 7 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Gardner .111 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Gardner .500 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Gardner - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.