James Harden vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played James Harden 14 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Lenny Wilkens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Lenny Wilkens 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,637 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds James Harden 883 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists James Harden 1,013 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals James Harden 267 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks James Harden 85 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games James Harden 160 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .424 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage James Harden .338 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .869 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2013) 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.