John Salley vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and John Salley 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

John Salley

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salley 4 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons John Salley 11 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played John Salley 9 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games John Salley 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader John Salley 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 7.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.5 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 5,228 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds John Salley 3,356 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists John Salley 916 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals John Salley 451 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks John Salley 983 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games John Salley 748 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .506 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage John Salley .214 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .714 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 9.5 (1992) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 6.1 (1993) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.8 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.9 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 6.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game John Salley 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.4 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 857 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds John Salley 588 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists John Salley 104 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals John Salley 49 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks John Salley 159 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games John Salley 134 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .505 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage John Salley .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .690 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 12.6 (1992) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 8.0 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1988) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) 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.