Ben Sheppard vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Ben Sheppard 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

Ben Sheppard

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Sheppard: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Sheppard 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Ben Sheppard 1 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Ben Sheppard 1 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Ben Sheppard 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Ben Sheppard 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Sheppard 4.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben Sheppard 1.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.9 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.0 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Sheppard 252 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Ben Sheppard 89 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Ben Sheppard 53 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Ben Sheppard 33 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Ben Sheppard 2 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Ben Sheppard 57 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Sheppard .393 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Ben Sheppard .314 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Sheppard .885 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Sheppard 4.4 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Sheppard 1.6 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.9 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.6 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.0 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Sheppard 5.2 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Sheppard 3.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben Sheppard 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.1 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Sheppard 88 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Ben Sheppard 51 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Ben Sheppard 17 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Ben Sheppard 8 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Sheppard 1 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Ben Sheppard 17 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Sheppard .437 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Ben Sheppard .380 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Sheppard .778 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Sheppard 5.2 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Sheppard 3.0 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ben Sheppard 1.0 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.5 (2024) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.1 (2024) 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.