J.R. Smith vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and J.R. Smith 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

J.R. Smith

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships J.R. Smith 2 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons J.R. Smith 16 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played J.R. Smith 12 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games J.R. Smith 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader J.R. Smith 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 12.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.1 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.1 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 12,148 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 3,073 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists J.R. Smith 2,077 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals J.R. Smith 974 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 204 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games J.R. Smith 977 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .419 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .373 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .733 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 10.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 0.9 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 1,493 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 424 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists J.R. Smith 187 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals J.R. Smith 127 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 38 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games J.R. Smith 140 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .397 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .367 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .706 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015) 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.