Kurt Nimphius vs. Lenny Wilkens Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lenny Wilkens and Kurt Nimphius, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Kurt Nimphius played 8 years in the NBA, 7 less than Lenny Wilkens, who played 15. Kurt Nimphius had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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 achivements, 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 |
Kurt Nimphius |
8 |
5 |
1981-82 to 1989-90 |
Lenny Wilkens |
15 |
7 |
1960-61 to 1974-75 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
63 |
17.2 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
4.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
4.7 |
.461 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.583 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
12 |
36.4 |
14.2 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.3 |
13.8 |
.380 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.759 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
81 |
18.7 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.550 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
82 |
27.9 |
7.9 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
6.4 |
.520 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.250 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
.623 |
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 |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
10 |
17.8 |
4.2 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
3.3 |
.424 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.824 |
Lenny Wilkens |
11 |
36.4 |
13.7 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
5.2 |
14.0 |
.370 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.5 |
.755 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
82 |
24.5 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.771 |
Lenny Wilkens |
78 |
32.4 |
12.0 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.3 |
10.4 |
.413 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.7 |
.740 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
4 |
12.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Lenny Wilkens |
12 |
34.4 |
14.3 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.3 |
11.9 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.8 |
.759 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
80 |
27.8 |
11.2 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
8.7 |
.506 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.740 |
Lenny Wilkens |
78 |
36.6 |
16.5 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.6 |
13.4 |
.414 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
7.2 |
.746 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
4 |
36.8 |
16.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.0 |
14.3 |
.351 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
7.3 |
.828 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
66 |
16.5 |
5.9 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
.470 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
.675 |
Lenny Wilkens |
69 |
39.0 |
18.0 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
6.0 |
13.8 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
7.7 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
4 |
7.5 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
Lenny Wilkens |
10 |
39.1 |
17.1 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
14.3 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
8.3 |
.687 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
72 |
12.8 |
4.4 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
.498 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.723 |
Lenny Wilkens |
78 |
38.1 |
17.4 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
5.7 |
13.3 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
7.5 |
.787 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
3 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.000 |
Lenny Wilkens |
9 |
42.0 |
21.4 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
7.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.4 |
16.1 |
.400 |
- |
- |
- |
8.6 |
10.0 |
.856 |
Note: Kurt Nimphius didn't play in 1988-89.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
38 |
8.3 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.418 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.467 |
Lenny Wilkens |
82 |
38.6 |
20.0 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
8.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
6.7 |
15.2 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.7 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
4 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
.143 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Lenny Wilkens |
6 |
39.5 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
6.7 |
15.2 |
.440 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.7 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
82 |
42.2 |
22.4 |
- |
- |
6.2 |
8.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.9 |
17.8 |
.440 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.7 |
.770 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
75 |
37.4 |
17.8 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
9.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
6.0 |
14.2 |
.420 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.4 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
71 |
37.2 |
19.8 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
9.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
6.6 |
15.8 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.1 |
.803 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
80 |
37.4 |
18.0 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
9.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
6.0 |
12.8 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
7.8 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
75 |
39.6 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
8.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
7.6 |
17.0 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.3 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
74 |
33.6 |
16.4 |
1.1 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
7.1 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
- |
2.2 |
6.2 |
13.4 |
.465 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.9 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
65 |
17.9 |
6.5 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
- |
1.5 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
.439 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kurt Nimphius |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lenny Wilkens |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |