Thomas Gardner vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Thomas Gardner 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

Thomas Gardner

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thomas Gardner: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thomas Gardner 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Thomas Gardner 2 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Thomas Gardner 1 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Thomas Gardner 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Thomas Gardner 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 2.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 45 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 11 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 3 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 4 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 1 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 20 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .305 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .200 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner .333 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 5.3 (2008) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 1.0 (2008) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2008) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.1 (2009) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thomas Gardner 14 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Thomas Gardner 2 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Thomas Gardner 2 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Thomas Gardner 1 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Thomas Gardner 0 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Thomas Gardner 3 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thomas Gardner .385 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Thomas Gardner .500 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thomas Gardner 1.000 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thomas Gardner 4.7 (2009) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.7 (2009) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.3 (2009) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Thomas Gardner 0.0 (2009) 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.