Lenny Wilkens vs. Danny Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Danny Young and Lenny Wilkens 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

Lenny Wilkens

vs.

Danny Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75
Danny Young: 1984-85 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lenny Wilkens 0 Danny Young 0

NBA Seasons Lenny Wilkens 15 Danny Young 10

Playoffs Played Lenny Wilkens 7 Danny Young 6

All-Star Games Lenny Wilkens 9 Danny Young 0

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Lenny Wilkens 1 Danny Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 16.5 Danny Young 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 4.7 Danny Young 1.2

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 6.7 Danny Young 2.9

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens 1.3 * Danny Young 0.9

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens 0.2 * Danny Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Lenny Wilkens 17,772 Danny Young 2,622

Total Rebounds Lenny Wilkens 5,030 Danny Young 709

Total Assists Lenny Wilkens 7,211 Danny Young 1,674

Total Steals Lenny Wilkens 174 * Danny Young 507

Total Blocks Lenny Wilkens 26 * Danny Young 37

Total Games Lenny Wilkens 1,077 Danny Young 574

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lenny Wilkens .432 Danny Young .437

3-Point Percentage Lenny Wilkens - n/a ** Danny Young .327

Free Throw Percentage Lenny Wilkens .774 Danny Young .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969) Danny Young 6.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962) Danny Young 1.5 (1987)

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972) Danny Young 4.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) * Danny Young 1.3 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) * Danny Young 0.1 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 16.1 Danny Young 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 5.8 Danny Young 1.2

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 5.8 Danny Young 2.2

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Danny Young 0.6

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Danny Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Lenny Wilkens 1,031 Danny Young 219

Total Rebounds Lenny Wilkens 373 Danny Young 64

Total Assists Lenny Wilkens 372 Danny Young 119

Total Steals Lenny Wilkens 0 * Danny Young 32

Total Blocks Lenny Wilkens 0 * Danny Young 4

Total Games Lenny Wilkens 64 Danny Young 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lenny Wilkens .399 Danny Young .430

3-Point Percentage Lenny Wilkens - n/a ** Danny Young .322

Free Throw Percentage Lenny Wilkens .769 Danny Young .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967) Danny Young 9.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967) Danny Young 2.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968) Danny Young 4.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Danny Young 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Danny Young 0.4 (1988)

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.