Linton Townes vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Linton Townes 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

Linton Townes

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Linton Townes 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Linton Townes 3 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Linton Townes 2 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Linton Townes 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Linton Townes 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Townes 4.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.1 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Townes 257 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Linton Townes 67 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Linton Townes 32 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Linton Townes 20 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Linton Townes 7 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Linton Townes 60 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Townes .440 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Linton Townes .360 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Linton Townes .750 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Townes 4.5 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.2 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.6 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.3 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.5 (1984) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Linton Townes 5.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Linton Townes 41 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Linton Townes 6 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Linton Townes 5 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Linton Townes 0 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Linton Townes 0 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Linton Townes 8 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Linton Townes .486 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Linton Townes .250 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Linton Townes .857 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Linton Townes 5.5 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Linton Townes 1.5 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Linton Townes 0.8 (1983) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 (1985) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Linton Townes 0.0 (1985) 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.