Kobe Bryant vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Lenny Wilkens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Lenny Wilkens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Lenny Wilkens 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader Kobe Bryant 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.