Rik Smits vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Rik Smits 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

Rik Smits

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rik Smits 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Rik Smits 12 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Rik Smits 10 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Rik Smits 1 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Rik Smits 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rik Smits 14.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 6.1 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rik Smits 12,871 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Rik Smits 5,277 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Rik Smits 1,215 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Rik Smits 372 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Rik Smits 1,111 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Rik Smits 867 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rik Smits .507 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Rik Smits .115 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rik Smits .773 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rik Smits 18.5 (1996) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 7.7 (1995) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 2.0 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 0.6 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 2.1 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rik Smits 14.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 5.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 0.9 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rik Smits 1,537 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Rik Smits 540 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Rik Smits 135 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Rik Smits 51 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Rik Smits 90 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Rik Smits 104 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rik Smits .507 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Rik Smits .250 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rik Smits .829 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rik Smits 22.5 (1993) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rik Smits 8.0 (1993) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rik Smits 2.0 (1995) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rik Smits 1.3 (1993) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Rik Smits 1.4 (1991) 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.