Vern Gardner vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Vern Gardner 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

Vern Gardner

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Gardner 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Vern Gardner 3 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Vern Gardner 3 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Vern Gardner 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Vern Gardner 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 8.9 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.0 * Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.6 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 1,339 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 349 * Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Vern Gardner 245 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 151 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .344 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .748 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) * Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 10.1 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 3.6 * Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Gardner 71 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Vern Gardner 18 * Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Vern Gardner 5 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Vern Gardner 7 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Gardner .366 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Gardner .826 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) * Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Vern Gardner - n/a ** Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Vern Gardner - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.