Ben McDonald vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

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

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Ben McDonald 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989) 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.