Ruben Patterson vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Ruben Patterson 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

Ruben Patterson

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ruben Patterson 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Ruben Patterson 10 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Ruben Patterson 5 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Ruben Patterson 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Ruben Patterson 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 10.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 4.2 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.8 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.2 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ruben Patterson 6,953 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Ruben Patterson 2,697 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Ruben Patterson 1,150 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Ruben Patterson 751 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Ruben Patterson 249 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Ruben Patterson 649 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ruben Patterson .517 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Ruben Patterson .179 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ruben Patterson .641 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 6.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 2.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ruben Patterson 147 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Ruben Patterson 54 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Ruben Patterson 17 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Ruben Patterson 11 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Ruben Patterson 4 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Ruben Patterson 22 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ruben Patterson .477 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Ruben Patterson .000 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ruben Patterson .719 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000) 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.