Elfrid Payton vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Elfrid Payton 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

Elfrid Payton

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2021-22
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elfrid Payton 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Elfrid Payton 8 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Elfrid Payton 2 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Elfrid Payton 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Elfrid Payton 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 10.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 4.0 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.7 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5,036 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 2,007 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 2,867 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 588 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 151 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Elfrid Payton 500 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .447 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton .287 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .623 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.3 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elfrid Payton 5 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Elfrid Payton 0 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Elfrid Payton 4 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Elfrid Payton 1 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Elfrid Payton 0 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Elfrid Payton 4 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elfrid Payton .250 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Elfrid Payton - Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elfrid Payton .500 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022) 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.