Rudy Gay vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Rudy Gay 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.