Ken Bannister vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Ken Bannister 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

Ken Bannister

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ken Bannister: 1984-85 to 1990-91
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ken Bannister 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Ken Bannister 5 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Ken Bannister 0 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Ken Bannister 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Ken Bannister 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Bannister 5.9 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister 3.5 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Bannister 1,501 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Ken Bannister 893 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Ken Bannister 111 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Ken Bannister 109 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Ken Bannister 80 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Ken Bannister 253 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Bannister .488 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Ken Bannister .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ken Bannister .492 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Bannister 8.6 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister 4.6 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister 0.6 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister 0.8 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister 0.5 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Ken Bannister 0 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ken Bannister - Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Ken Bannister - 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.