Elgin Baylor vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Lenny Wilkens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader Elgin Baylor 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.