Earl Tatum vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

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

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Tatum 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Earl Tatum 4 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Earl Tatum 1 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Earl Tatum 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Earl Tatum 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 9.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 2.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 1.9 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 2,508 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 682 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Earl Tatum 507 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Earl Tatum 319 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 101 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Earl Tatum 262 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .459 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum .333 * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .746 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 150 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 54 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Earl Tatum 27 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Earl Tatum 15 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 9 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Earl Tatum 11 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .500 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum - * Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .667 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977) 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.