Rick Carlisle vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (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.