John Salmons vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

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

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salmons 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons John Salmons 13 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played John Salmons 5 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games John Salmons 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader John Salmons 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salmons 9.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.9 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 8,292 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds John Salmons 2,603 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists John Salmons 2,183 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals John Salmons 756 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks John Salmons 239 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games John Salmons 895 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .431 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .366 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .799 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.3 (2009) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.3 (2008) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 3.5 (2011) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.2 (2010) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 (2011) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salmons 9.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game John Salmons 1.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 259 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds John Salmons 66 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists John Salmons 50 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals John Salmons 21 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks John Salmons 11 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games John Salmons 28 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .393 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .243 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .877 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.1 (2009) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.4 (2009) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 4.0 (2010) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.4 (2010) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 1.0 (2009) 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.