Tom Sanders vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Tom Sanders 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

Tom Sanders

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 1 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader Tom Sanders 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 9.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.