Melvin Turpin vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Melvin Turpin 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

Melvin Turpin

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Turpin 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Melvin Turpin 5 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Melvin Turpin 2 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Melvin Turpin 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Melvin Turpin 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 8.5 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 4.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Turpin 3,071 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Melvin Turpin 1,655 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Melvin Turpin 183 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Melvin Turpin 155 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Melvin Turpin 348 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Melvin Turpin 361 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Turpin .516 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Melvin Turpin .111 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Turpin .777 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 3.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Turpin 33 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Melvin Turpin 14 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Melvin Turpin 2 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Melvin Turpin 5 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Melvin Turpin 5 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Melvin Turpin 11 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Turpin .536 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Melvin Turpin - Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Turpin .750 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988) 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.