Gene Banks vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Gene Banks 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

Gene Banks

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Banks: 1981-82 to 1986-87
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Banks 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Gene Banks 6 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Gene Banks 5 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Gene Banks 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Gene Banks 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 11.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.8 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.9 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.9 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 5,305 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 2,718 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Gene Banks 1,335 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Gene Banks 436 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Gene Banks 101 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Gene Banks 468 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .539 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .043 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .730 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 14.9 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 7.6 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 3.4 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.3 (1984) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1984) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Banks 10.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 5.1 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 2.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 0.6 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.1 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Banks 292 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Gene Banks 137 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Gene Banks 67 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Gene Banks 16 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Gene Banks 4 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Gene Banks 27 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Banks .504 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Gene Banks .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Banks .596 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Banks 15.9 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Banks 6.9 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Gene Banks 4.5 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Gene Banks 1.0 (1983) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Gene Banks 0.3 (1982) 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.