D'Angelo Russell vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and D'Angelo Russell 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

D'Angelo Russell

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Lenny Wilkens 7

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader D'Angelo Russell 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.9 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 418 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 86 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 141 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 29 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 6 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 29 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .389 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .337 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .782 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) 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.