Elmore Smith vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Elmore Smith 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

Elmore Smith

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Elmore Smith 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 13.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) * 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.