Sam Mitchell vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Sam Mitchell 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

Sam Mitchell

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Mitchell 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Sam Mitchell 13 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Sam Mitchell 9 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Sam Mitchell 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Sam Mitchell 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 8.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 3.7 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.1 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 8,636 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 3,711 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 1,089 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 548 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 301 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Sam Mitchell 994 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .447 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .223 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .784 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 4.5 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 267 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 130 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 34 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 10 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 9 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Sam Mitchell 59 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .398 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .207 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .813 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999) 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.