Lenny Wilkens vs. Sam Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Young and Lenny Wilkens 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

Lenny Wilkens

vs.

Sam Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75
Sam Young: 2009-10 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lenny Wilkens 0 Sam Young 0

NBA Seasons Lenny Wilkens 15 Sam Young 4

Playoffs Played Lenny Wilkens 7 Sam Young 3

All-Star Games Lenny Wilkens 9 Sam Young 0

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Lenny Wilkens 1 Sam Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 16.5 Sam Young 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 4.7 Sam Young 2.3

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 6.7 Sam Young 0.7

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens 1.3 * Sam Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens 0.2 * Sam Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Lenny Wilkens 17,772 Sam Young 1,436

Total Rebounds Lenny Wilkens 5,030 Sam Young 573

Total Assists Lenny Wilkens 7,211 Sam Young 180

Total Steals Lenny Wilkens 174 * Sam Young 134

Total Blocks Lenny Wilkens 26 * Sam Young 57

Total Games Lenny Wilkens 1,077 Sam Young 249

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lenny Wilkens .432 Sam Young .442

3-Point Percentage Lenny Wilkens - n/a ** Sam Young .280

Free Throw Percentage Lenny Wilkens .774 Sam Young .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969) Sam Young 7.4 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962) Sam Young 2.5 (2010)

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972) Sam Young 0.9 (2011)

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) * Sam Young 0.9 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) * Sam Young 0.3 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 16.1 Sam Young 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 5.8 Sam Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 5.8 Sam Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Sam Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Sam Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Lenny Wilkens 1,031 Sam Young 124

Total Rebounds Lenny Wilkens 373 Sam Young 59

Total Assists Lenny Wilkens 372 Sam Young 6

Total Steals Lenny Wilkens 0 * Sam Young 10

Total Blocks Lenny Wilkens 0 * Sam Young 4

Total Games Lenny Wilkens 64 Sam Young 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lenny Wilkens .399 Sam Young .426

3-Point Percentage Lenny Wilkens - n/a ** Sam Young .217

Free Throw Percentage Lenny Wilkens .769 Sam Young .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967) Sam Young 7.5 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967) Sam Young 2.3 (2011)

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968) Sam Young 0.3 (2013)

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Sam Young 0.5 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Sam Young 0.2 (2011)

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.