Earl Cureton vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Earl Cureton 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.