Darnell Valentine vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Darnell Valentine 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

Darnell Valentine

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darnell Valentine 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Darnell Valentine 9 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Darnell Valentine 4 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Darnell Valentine 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Darnell Valentine 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darnell Valentine 8.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Darnell Valentine 2.1 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Darnell Valentine 5.0 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Darnell Valentine 1.5 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Darnell Valentine 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darnell Valentine 5,400 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Darnell Valentine 1,318 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Darnell Valentine 3,080 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Darnell Valentine 910 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Darnell Valentine 58 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Darnell Valentine 620 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darnell Valentine .437 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Darnell Valentine .261 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darnell Valentine .787 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darnell Valentine 12.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Darnell Valentine 1.9 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Darnell Valentine 6.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Darnell Valentine 1.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Darnell Valentine 0.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darnell Valentine 313 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Darnell Valentine 50 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Darnell Valentine 177 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Darnell Valentine 40 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Darnell Valentine 4 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Darnell Valentine 26 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darnell Valentine .460 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Darnell Valentine .500 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darnell Valentine .884 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983) 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.