Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Lenny Wilkens 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Lenny Wilkens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Lenny Wilkens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Lenny Wilkens 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Lenny Wilkens 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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.