Yao Ming vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Lenny Wilkens 0

Assists Leader Yao Ming 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.