David Rivers vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and David Rivers 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

David Rivers

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Rivers 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons David Rivers 3 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played David Rivers 1 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games David Rivers 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader David Rivers 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 3.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 383 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds David Rivers 147 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists David Rivers 282 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals David Rivers 61 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks David Rivers 10 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games David Rivers 114 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .398 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .083 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .794 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 4.2 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.6 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 3.0 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.6 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.2 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 15 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds David Rivers 4 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists David Rivers 6 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals David Rivers 0 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks David Rivers 0 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games David Rivers 6 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .333 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .875 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) 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.