James Edwards vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and James Edwards 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

James Edwards

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader James Edwards 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games James Edwards 111 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) 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. 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.