Rodney McCray vs. Lenny Wilkens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lenny Wilkens and Rodney McCray, 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.

Rodney McCray played 10 years in the NBA, 5 less than Lenny Wilkens, who played 15. Rodney McCray had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Rodney McCray 10 5 1983-84 to 1992-93
Lenny Wilkens 15 7 1960-61 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season 1983-841960-61
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray 79 26.3 10.8 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.2 0.7 0.7 1.5 2.6 4.2 8.5 .499 0.0 0.1 .250 2.3 3.2 .731
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season 1984-851961-62
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray 82 36.6 14.4 2.5 4.1 6.6 4.3 1.1 0.9 2.2 2.6 5.8 10.9 .535 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.8 .738
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 %
Rodney McCray 5 36.2 10.6 1.8 4.2 6.0 2.2 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.4 3.8 6.8 .559 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.6 .652
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season 1985-861962-63
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray 82 31.8 10.3 1.9 4.4 6.3 3.6 0.6 0.7 1.6 2.4 4.1 7.7 .537 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.7 .770
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 %
Rodney McCray 20 41.8 13.0 1.2 4.8 5.9 6.3 0.9 1.0 1.9 2.3 5.4 10.1 .535 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 2.9 .741
Lenny Wilkens 11 36.4 13.7 - - 6.3 6.3 - - - 4.6 5.2 14.0 .370 - - - 3.4 4.5 .755

Season 4

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season 1986-871963-64
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray 81 38.7 14.4 2.3 4.8 7.1 5.4 1.1 0.7 2.6 2.1 5.3 9.7 .552 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 4.9 .779
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 %
Rodney McCray 10 43.6 15.7 3.2 5.1 8.3 5.6 0.5 0.9 2.6 2.1 5.7 10.1 .564 0.0 0.2 .000 4.3 5.4 .796
Lenny Wilkens 12 34.4 14.3 - - 5.0 5.3 - - - 3.5 5.3 11.9 .448 - - - 3.7 4.8 .759

Season 5

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season 1987-881964-65
Team Houston RocketsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray 81 33.2 12.4 2.9 4.9 7.8 3.3 0.7 0.6 1.8 2.0 4.4 9.2 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.5 .785
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 %
Rodney McCray 4 39.8 8.0 3.8 3.0 6.8 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.0 3.0 7.8 .387 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 3.0 .667
Lenny Wilkens 4 36.8 16.0 - - 3.0 3.8 - - - 3.5 5.0 14.3 .351 - - - 6.0 7.3 .828

Season 6

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season 1988-891965-66
Team Sacramento KingsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray 68 35.8 12.6 2.1 5.5 7.6 4.3 0.8 0.5 2.5 1.8 5.0 10.7 .466 0.1 0.3 .227 2.5 3.4 .722
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 10 39.1 17.1 - - 5.4 7.0 - - - 4.3 5.7 14.3 .399 - - - 5.7 8.3 .687

Season 7

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season 1989-901966-67
Team Sacramento KingsSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray 82 39.5 16.6 2.3 5.8 8.2 4.6 0.7 0.9 2.1 2.1 6.5 12.7 .515 0.1 0.5 .262 3.3 4.2 .784
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 9 42.0 21.4 - - 7.6 7.2 - - - 3.8 6.4 16.1 .400 - - - 8.6 10.0 .856

Season 8

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season 1990-911967-68
Team Dallas MavericksSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray 74 34.6 11.4 2.1 5.5 7.6 3.5 0.9 0.7 1.7 2.7 4.5 9.2 .495 0.2 0.5 .333 2.1 2.7 .803
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens 6 39.5 18.3 - - 6.3 7.8 - - - 3.8 6.7 15.2 .440 - - - 5.0 6.7 .750

Season 9

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season 1991-921968-69
Team Dallas MavericksSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray 75 28.1 9.0 2.0 4.3 6.2 2.9 0.6 0.4 1.5 2.4 3.6 8.3 .436 0.3 1.1 .294 1.5 2.0 .719
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season 1992-931969-70
Team Chicago BullsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray 64 15.9 3.5 0.8 1.6 2.5 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.5 1.4 3.2 .451 0.0 0.1 .400 0.6 0.8 .692
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 %
Rodney McCray 7 5.6 0.3 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.9 .167 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season -1970-71
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season -1971-72
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season -1972-73
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season -1973-74
Team -Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Rodney McCray Lenny Wilkens
Season -1974-75
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
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 %
Rodney McCray ------- --- ----------
Lenny Wilkens ------- --- ----------