Vern Mikkelsen vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

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

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Mikkelsen 4 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Vern Mikkelsen 10 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Vern Mikkelsen 9 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Vern Mikkelsen 6 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Mikkelsen 4 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader Vern Mikkelsen 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 14.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 * Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.2 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 10,063 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 * Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 1,515 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

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

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

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 699 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .403 Lenny Wilkens .432

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

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .766 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) * Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 13.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 * Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 1.8 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 1,141 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 585 * Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 152 Lenny Wilkens 372

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

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

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 85 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .396 Lenny Wilkens .399

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

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .783 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) * Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

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

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - 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.