Louie Nelson vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Louie Nelson 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

Louie Nelson

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Louie Nelson 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Louie Nelson 5 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Louie Nelson 0 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Louie Nelson 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Louie Nelson 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Louie Nelson 9.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson 2.4 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson 1.9 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson 0.9 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Louie Nelson 2,113 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Louie Nelson 527 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Louie Nelson 436 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Louie Nelson 202 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Louie Nelson 21 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Louie Nelson 224 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Louie Nelson .437 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Louie Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Louie Nelson .738 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Louie Nelson 0 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Louie Nelson - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson - Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson - 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.