Ryan Anderson vs. Lenny Wilkens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lenny Wilkens and Ryan Anderson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Ryan Anderson played 12 years in the NBA, 3 less than Lenny Wilkens, who played 15. Ryan Anderson had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Lenny Wilkens had his rookie season in 1960-61. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Ryan Anderson 12 6 2008-09 to 2019-20
Lenny Wilkens 15 7 1960-61 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2008-091960-61
Team New Jersey NetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 66 19.9 7.4 1.6 3.1 4.7 0.8 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.4 2.4 6.2 .393 1.0 2.9 .365 1.5 1.8 .845
Lenny Wilkens 75 25.3 11.7 - - 4.5 2.8 - - - 2.9 4.4 10.4 .425 - - - 2.9 4.0 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 12 36.4 14.2 - - 6.0 3.5 - - - 4.3 5.3 13.8 .380 - - - 3.7 4.8 .759

Season 2

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2009-101961-62
Team Orlando MagicSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 63 14.5 7.7 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.3 2.7 6.2 .436 1.2 3.3 .370 1.1 1.3 .866
Lenny Wilkens 20 43.5 18.2 - - 6.6 5.8 - - - 3.2 7.0 18.2 .385 - - - 4.2 5.5 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 9 9.9 2.6 0.9 2.6 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.0 3.2 .310 0.4 1.6 .286 0.1 0.1 1.000
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2010-111962-63
Team Orlando MagicSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 64 22.3 10.6 2.0 3.5 5.5 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.8 2.1 3.5 8.2 .430 2.1 5.3 .393 1.5 1.8 .812
Lenny Wilkens 75 34.3 11.8 - - 5.4 5.1 - - - 3.4 4.4 11.1 .399 - - - 3.0 4.3 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 6 24.5 4.7 1.7 2.8 4.5 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.2 2.7 1.3 5.0 .267 1.0 3.3 .300 1.0 1.0 1.000
Lenny Wilkens 11 36.4 13.7 - - 6.3 6.3 - - - 4.6 5.2 14.0 .370 - - - 3.4 4.5 .755

Season 4

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2011-121963-64
Team Orlando MagicSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 61 32.2 16.1 3.7 4.0 7.7 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.9 2.4 5.4 12.4 .439 2.7 6.9 .393 2.5 2.8 .877
Lenny Wilkens 78 32.4 12.0 - - 4.3 4.6 - - - 3.7 4.3 10.4 .413 - - - 3.5 4.7 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 5 34.4 9.6 1.8 2.8 4.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 4.4 3.0 8.8 .341 2.4 6.0 .400 1.2 1.4 .857
Lenny Wilkens 12 34.4 14.3 - - 5.0 5.3 - - - 3.5 5.3 11.9 .448 - - - 3.7 4.8 .759

Season 5

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2012-131964-65
Team New Orleans HornetsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 81 30.9 16.2 2.4 4.0 6.4 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.2 2.2 5.8 13.8 .423 2.6 6.9 .382 1.9 2.2 .844
Lenny Wilkens 78 36.6 16.5 - - 4.7 5.5 - - - 3.6 5.6 13.4 .414 - - - 5.3 7.2 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 4 36.8 16.0 - - 3.0 3.8 - - - 3.5 5.0 14.3 .351 - - - 6.0 7.3 .828

Season 6

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2013-141965-66
Team New Orleans PelicansSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 22 36.1 19.8 3.0 3.5 6.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9 2.1 7.0 16.1 .438 3.0 7.5 .409 2.7 2.8 .952
Lenny Wilkens 69 39.0 18.0 - - 4.7 6.2 - - - 3.6 6.0 13.8 .431 - - - 6.1 7.7 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 10 39.1 17.1 - - 5.4 7.0 - - - 4.3 5.7 14.3 .399 - - - 5.7 8.3 .687

Season 7

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2014-151966-67
Team New Orleans PelicansSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 61 27.5 13.7 1.8 3.1 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.9 4.8 12.0 .399 2.0 5.9 .340 2.1 2.5 .854
Lenny Wilkens 78 38.1 17.4 - - 5.3 5.7 - - - 3.6 5.7 13.3 .432 - - - 5.9 7.5 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 4 23.8 10.8 1.8 2.5 4.3 2.3 0.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 4.0 9.0 .444 1.3 3.0 .417 1.5 1.5 1.000
Lenny Wilkens 9 42.0 21.4 - - 7.6 7.2 - - - 3.8 6.4 16.1 .400 - - - 8.6 10.0 .856

Season 8

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2015-161967-68
Team New Orleans PelicansSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 66 30.4 17.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.4 1.7 6.0 14.1 .427 2.0 5.4 .366 3.0 3.5 .873
Lenny Wilkens 82 38.6 20.0 - - 5.3 8.3 - - - 3.1 6.7 15.2 .438 - - - 6.7 8.7 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 6 39.5 18.3 - - 6.3 7.8 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.2 .440 - - - 5.0 6.7 .750

Season 9

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2016-171968-69
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 72 29.4 13.6 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.0 4.5 10.7 .418 2.8 7.0 .403 1.8 2.1 .860
Lenny Wilkens 82 42.2 22.4 - - 6.2 8.2 - - - 3.6 7.9 17.8 .440 - - - 6.7 8.7 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 11 30.5 9.4 1.4 3.8 5.2 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.2 3.3 8.4 .391 1.5 5.5 .283 1.3 1.5 .875
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2017-181969-70
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 66 26.1 9.3 1.4 3.6 5.0 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.9 3.1 7.3 .431 2.0 5.1 .386 1.1 1.4 .774
Lenny Wilkens 75 37.4 17.8 - - 5.0 9.1 - - - 2.8 6.0 14.2 .420 - - - 5.8 7.4 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 11 8.6 1.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.6 1.8 .350 0.5 1.4 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2018-191970-71
Team Phoenix Suns, Miami HeatSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 25 12.8 2.5 0.7 1.4 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.8 2.8 .304 0.4 1.6 .225 0.5 0.6 .750
Lenny Wilkens 71 37.2 19.8 - - 4.5 9.2 - - - 2.8 6.6 15.8 .419 - - - 6.5 8.1 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2019-201971-72
Team Houston RocketsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson 2 7.0 2.5 0.0 3.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.5 .286 0.5 2.5 .200 0.0 0.0 -
Lenny Wilkens 80 37.4 18.0 - - 4.2 9.6 - - - 2.6 6.0 12.8 .466 - - - 6.0 7.8 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season -1972-73
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 75 39.6 20.5 - - 4.6 8.4 - - - 2.9 7.6 17.0 .449 - - - 5.3 6.3 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season -1973-74
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 74 33.6 16.4 1.1 2.7 3.7 7.1 1.3 0.2 - 2.2 6.2 13.4 .465 - - - 3.9 4.9 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Ryan Anderson Lenny Wilkens
Season -1974-75
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 65 17.9 6.5 0.6 1.3 1.8 3.6 1.2 0.1 - 1.5 2.1 4.7 .439 - - - 2.3 3.0 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ryan Anderson ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------