Kel'el Ware vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Kel'el Ware 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kel'el Ware: 2024-25 to 2024-25
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kel'el Ware 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Kel'el Ware 1 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Kel'el Ware 1 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Kel'el Ware 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Kel'el Ware 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kel'el Ware 9.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Kel'el Ware 7.4 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Kel'el Ware 0.9 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Kel'el Ware 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Kel'el Ware 1.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kel'el Ware 595 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Kel'el Ware 473 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Kel'el Ware 60 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Kel'el Ware 39 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Kel'el Ware 71 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Kel'el Ware 64 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kel'el Ware .554 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Kel'el Ware .315 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kel'el Ware .687 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kel'el Ware 9.3 (2025) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kel'el Ware 7.4 (2025) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kel'el Ware 0.9 (2025) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kel'el Ware 0.6 (2025) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kel'el Ware 1.1 (2025) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kel'el Ware 4.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Kel'el Ware 4.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Kel'el Ware 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Kel'el Ware 0.3 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Kel'el Ware 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kel'el Ware 19 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Kel'el Ware 19 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Kel'el Ware 4 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Kel'el Ware 1 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Kel'el Ware 2 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Kel'el Ware 4 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kel'el Ware .444 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Kel'el Ware .273 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kel'el Ware - Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kel'el Ware 4.8 (2025) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Kel'el Ware 4.8 (2025) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Kel'el Ware 1.0 (2025) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Kel'el Ware 0.3 (2025) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Kel'el Ware 0.5 (2025) 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.