Negele Knight vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Negele Knight 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

Negele Knight

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Negele Knight 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Negele Knight 6 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Negele Knight 3 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Negele Knight 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Negele Knight 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 6.2 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 2.8 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 1,699 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 351 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Negele Knight 780 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Negele Knight 123 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Negele Knight 30 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Negele Knight 276 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .436 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .263 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .730 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.2 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.6 (1992) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 5.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 87 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 13 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Negele Knight 28 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Negele Knight 4 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Negele Knight 1 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Negele Knight 17 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .422 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .167 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .842 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.3 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.5 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 (1994) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 (1993) 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.