Dan Issel vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Dan Issel 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) 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. 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.