Wes Matthews vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Wes Matthews 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

Wes Matthews

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wes Matthews 2 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Wes Matthews 9 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Wes Matthews 7 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Wes Matthews 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Wes Matthews 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 7.9 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.3 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 4.2 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 3,654 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 626 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Wes Matthews 1,955 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Wes Matthews 444 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 81 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Wes Matthews 465 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .478 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .225 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .788 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 4.6 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 1.7 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.1 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 173 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 18 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Wes Matthews 66 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Wes Matthews 14 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 2 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Wes Matthews 38 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .482 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .111 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .800 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982) 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.