Bruce Bowen vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader Bruce Bowen 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) 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.