Shaquille O'Neal vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Lenny Wilkens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Lenny Wilkens 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Lenny Wilkens 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader Shaquille O'Neal 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.