Mychal Thompson vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Mychal Thompson 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

Mychal Thompson

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mychal Thompson: 1978-79 to 1990-91
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mychal Thompson 2 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Mychal Thompson 12 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Mychal Thompson 11 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Mychal Thompson 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Mychal Thompson 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mychal Thompson 13.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Mychal Thompson 7.4 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Mychal Thompson 2.3 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Mychal Thompson 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mychal Thompson 1.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mychal Thompson 12,810 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Mychal Thompson 6,951 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Mychal Thompson 2,141 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Mychal Thompson 701 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Mychal Thompson 1,073 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Mychal Thompson 935 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mychal Thompson .504 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Mychal Thompson .083 * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mychal Thompson .655 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mychal Thompson 20.8 (1982) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mychal Thompson 11.7 (1982) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mychal Thompson 4.8 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mychal Thompson 1.1 (1984) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mychal Thompson 2.2 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mychal Thompson 10.9 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mychal Thompson 6.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Mychal Thompson 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Mychal Thompson 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Mychal Thompson 1.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mychal Thompson 1,132 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Mychal Thompson 627 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Mychal Thompson 126 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Mychal Thompson 56 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Mychal Thompson 106 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Mychal Thompson 104 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mychal Thompson .501 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Mychal Thompson - * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mychal Thompson .648 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mychal Thompson 25.0 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mychal Thompson 10.3 (1979) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mychal Thompson 5.6 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mychal Thompson 1.3 (1984) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Mychal Thompson 3.0 (1981) 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.