Mike Sanders vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Mike Sanders 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

Mike Sanders

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Sanders 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Mike Sanders 11 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Mike Sanders 9 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Mike Sanders 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Mike Sanders 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 8.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 3.0 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 1.4 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Sanders 5,162 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Mike Sanders 1,927 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Mike Sanders 880 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Mike Sanders 464 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Mike Sanders 206 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Mike Sanders 648 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Sanders .482 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Mike Sanders .221 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Sanders .769 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 6.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 2.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 0.6 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.3 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Sanders 425 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Mike Sanders 168 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Mike Sanders 85 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Mike Sanders 43 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Sanders 22 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Mike Sanders 67 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Sanders .500 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Mike Sanders .333 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Sanders .779 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.7 (1992) 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.