Paul Silas vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Paul Silas 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

Paul Silas

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Silas 3 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Paul Silas 16 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Paul Silas 14 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Paul Silas 2 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Silas 2 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Silas 5 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader Paul Silas 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.9 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.6 * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.2 * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 11,782 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 12,357 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Paul Silas 2,572 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Paul Silas 358 * Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Paul Silas 138 * Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Paul Silas 1,254 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .432 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .673 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 17.5 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 13.0 (1973) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 6.9 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.3 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 1,124 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 1,527 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Paul Silas 335 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Paul Silas 81 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Silas 34 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Paul Silas 163 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .397 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .692 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 16.1 (1970) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 15.9 (1970) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1970) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) * 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.