Amen Thompson vs. Lenny Wilkens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lenny Wilkens and Amen Thompson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Amen Thompson played 3 years in the NBA, 12 less than Lenny Wilkens, who played 15. Amen Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, while Lenny Wilkens had his rookie season in 1960-61. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26
Lenny Wilkens 15 7 1960-61 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Amen Thompson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2023-241960-61
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did not playHawks Lost NBA Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Amen Thompson 62 22.4 9.5 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 7.2 .536 0.1 0.9 .138 1.7 2.5 .684
difference:+13+2.9+2.2+2.1+0.2-0.6+0.5+3.2+.111+1.2+1.5+.029
Lenny Wilkens 75 25.3 11.7 - - 4.5 2.8 - - - 2.9 4.4 10.4 .425 - - - 2.9 4.0 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 12 36.4 14.2 - - 6.0 3.5 - - - 4.3 5.3 13.8 .380 - - - 3.7 4.8 .759

Season 2
Amen Thompson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2024-251961-62
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid not play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Amen Thompson 69 32.2 14.1 2.8 5.4 8.2 3.8 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.6 10.1 .557 0.4 1.3 .275 2.4 3.6 .684
difference:+49+11.3+4.1+1.6+2.0-0.8+1.4+8.1+.172+1.8+1.9+.080
Lenny Wilkens 20 43.5 18.2 - - 6.6 5.8 - - - 3.2 7.0 18.2 .385 - - - 4.2 5.5 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Amen Thompson 7 33.0 15.7 2.7 4.1 6.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 6.0 12.1 .494 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 5.1 .694
Lenny Wilkens DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Amen Thompson Lenny Wilkens
Season 2025-261962-63
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did not play
(season in progress)		Hawks Lost West Div Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Amen Thompson 29 36.7 17.7 2.7 4.6 7.3 5.3 1.3 0.5 2.6 2.4 7.1 13.9 .507 0.4 2.0 .186 3.2 4.1 .782
difference:+46+2.4+5.9+1.9+0.2-1.0+2.7+2.8+.108+0.2+0.2+.086
Lenny Wilkens 75 34.3 11.8 - - 5.4 5.1 - - - 3.4 4.4 11.1 .399 - - - 3.0 4.3 .696
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 11 36.4 13.7 - - 6.3 6.3 - - - 4.6 5.2 14.0 .370 - - - 3.4 4.5 .755

Additional Years

* Lenny Wilkens played 12 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 15, from 1964 to 1975—Lenny Wilkens played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Amen Thompson, Lenny Wilkens got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Assists Leader
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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