Thurl Bailey vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (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.