Gene Short vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Gene Short 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

Gene Short

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Short 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Gene Short 1 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Gene Short 0 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Gene Short 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Gene Short 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Short 2.5 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Gene Short 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Gene Short 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Short 84 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Gene Short 48 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Gene Short 10 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Gene Short 8 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Gene Short 3 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Gene Short 34 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Short .352 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Gene Short - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Short .625 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Short 2.5 (1976) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short 1.4 (1976) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gene Short 0.3 (1976) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Short 0.2 (1976) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short 0.1 (1976) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Gene Short 0 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Gene Short - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short - Lenny Wilkens - *

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