Billy Ray Bates vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) 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.