Paul Pierce vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader Paul Pierce 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.