Lenny Wilkens vs. Thaddeus Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Thaddeus 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.

Thaddeus Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75
Thaddeus Young: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lenny Wilkens 0 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Seasons Lenny Wilkens 15 Thaddeus Young 17

Playoffs Played Lenny Wilkens 7 Thaddeus Young 10

All-Star Games Lenny Wilkens 9 Thaddeus Young 0

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Lenny Wilkens 1 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 16.5 Thaddeus Young 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 4.7 Thaddeus Young 5.6

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 6.7 Thaddeus Young 1.8

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens 1.3 * Thaddeus Young 1.4

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens 0.2 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Lenny Wilkens 17,772 Thaddeus Young 14,225

Total Rebounds Lenny Wilkens 5,030 Thaddeus Young 6,614

Total Assists Lenny Wilkens 7,211 Thaddeus Young 2,135

Total Steals Lenny Wilkens 174 * Thaddeus Young 1,612

Total Blocks Lenny Wilkens 26 * Thaddeus Young 458

Total Games Lenny Wilkens 1,077 Thaddeus Young 1,172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lenny Wilkens .432 Thaddeus Young .503

3-Point Percentage Lenny Wilkens - n/a ** Thaddeus Young .328

Free Throw Percentage Lenny Wilkens .774 Thaddeus Young .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969) Thaddeus Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972) Thaddeus Young 4.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) * Thaddeus Young 2.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) * Thaddeus Young 0.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 16.1 Thaddeus Young 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 5.8 Thaddeus Young 5.7

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 5.8 Thaddeus Young 1.6

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Thaddeus Young 1.1

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Lenny Wilkens 1,031 Thaddeus Young 542

Total Rebounds Lenny Wilkens 373 Thaddeus Young 330

Total Assists Lenny Wilkens 372 Thaddeus Young 92

Total Steals Lenny Wilkens 0 * Thaddeus Young 65

Total Blocks Lenny Wilkens 0 * Thaddeus Young 21

Total Games Lenny Wilkens 64 Thaddeus Young 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lenny Wilkens .399 Thaddeus Young .468

3-Point Percentage Lenny Wilkens - n/a ** Thaddeus Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Lenny Wilkens .769 Thaddeus Young .606

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967) Thaddeus Young 12.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968) Thaddeus Young 3.8 (2019)

Steals Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Thaddeus Young 2.8 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Lenny Wilkens - * Thaddeus Young 0.9 (2018)

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.