Pat Riley vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Pat Riley 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

Pat Riley

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Pat Riley 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * 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.