Victor Wembanyama vs. Lenny Wilkens Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lenny Wilkens and Victor Wembanyama, 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.

Victor Wembanyama played 3 years in the NBA, 12 less than Lenny Wilkens, who played 15. Victor Wembanyama 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
Victor Wembanyama 3 0 2023-24 to 2025-26
Lenny Wilkens 15 7 1960-61 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Victor Wembanyama Lenny Wilkens
Season 2023-241960-61
Team San Antonio SpursSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
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%
Victor Wembanyama 71 29.7 21.4 2.3 8.4 10.6 3.9 1.2 3.6 3.7 2.2 7.8 16.7 .465 1.8 5.5 .325 4.1 5.2 .796
difference:+4+4.4+9.7+6.1+1.1-0.7+3.4+6.3+.040+1.2+1.2+.083
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%
Victor Wembanyama 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
Victor Wembanyama Lenny Wilkens
Season 2024-251961-62
Team San Antonio SpursSt. Louis Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did not playDid 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%
Victor Wembanyama 46 33.2 24.3 1.8 9.2 11.0 3.7 1.1 3.8 3.2 2.3 8.9 18.6 .476 3.1 8.8 .352 3.4 4.1 .836
difference:+26+10.3+6.1+4.4+2.1-0.9+1.9+0.4+.091+0.8+1.4+.072
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
* Neiher Victor Wembanyama nor Lenny Wilkens played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Victor Wembanyama Lenny Wilkens
Season 2025-261962-63
Team San Antonio SpursSt. 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%
Victor Wembanyama 19 30.2 23.9 2.1 9.5 11.5 3.5 0.8 3.1 3.3 3.0 8.5 16.5 .518 1.4 4.1 .351 5.4 6.5 .837
difference:+56+4.1+12.1+6.1+1.6-0.4+4.1+5.4+.119+2.4+2.2+.141
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%
Victor Wembanyama 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 Victor Wembanyama 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 Victor Wembanyama, 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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