Sam Perkins vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Sam Perkins 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

Sam Perkins

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Perkins 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Sam Perkins 17 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Sam Perkins 15 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Sam Perkins 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Sam Perkins 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.9 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 6.0 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.9 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 15,324 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 7,666 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Sam Perkins 1,975 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Sam Perkins 1,105 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 933 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Sam Perkins 1,286 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .459 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .362 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .811 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 5.6 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.8 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 1,861 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 936 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Sam Perkins 246 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Sam Perkins 118 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 126 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Sam Perkins 167 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .444 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .363 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .785 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 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.