Wayne Sappleton vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Wayne Sappleton 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

Wayne Sappleton

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Sappleton: 1984-85 to 1984-85
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Sappleton 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Wayne Sappleton 1 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Wayne Sappleton 0 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Wayne Sappleton 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Wayne Sappleton 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.9 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.3 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.1 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Sappleton 96 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Wayne Sappleton 75 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Wayne Sappleton 7 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Wayne Sappleton 7 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Wayne Sappleton 4 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Wayne Sappleton 33 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Sappleton .471 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Sappleton .412 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.9 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.3 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.1 (1985) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Wayne Sappleton 0 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton - 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.