Austin Rivers vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Austin Rivers 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

Austin Rivers

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Austin Rivers 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .357 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) 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.