Richard Jefferson vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Richard Jefferson 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) 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.