Jonathan Bender vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Jonathan Bender 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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Jonathan Bender 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.5 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) 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.