Lenny Wilkens
Seasons 1960-61–1974-75 · 15 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1937
★ Hall of Fame9× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | Len |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #19 (also #32, #15, #14) |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Born | 1937-10-28 |
| College | Providence |
| Drafted | 1960 · Round 1, Pick 6 · STL |
| Seasons | 1960-61–1974-75 (15) |
Career averages
16.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 6.7 APG · 1077 games · .432 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | STL | 23 | 75 | 25.3 | .425 | — | .713 | 4.5 | 2.8 | — | — | 11.7 | 13.4 | .481 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 24 | 20 | 43.5 | .385 | — | .764 | 6.6 | 5.8 | — | — | 18.2 | 11.9 | .441 |
| 1962-63 | STL | 25 | 75 | 34.3 | .399 | — | .696 | 5.4 | 5.1 | — | — | 11.8 | 12.1 | .456 |
| 1963-64 | STL | 26 | 78 | 32.4 | .413 | — | .740 | 4.3 | 4.6 | — | — | 12.0 | 12.5 | .484 |
| 1964-65 | STL | 27 | 78 | 36.6 | .414 | — | .746 | 4.7 | 5.5 | — | — | 16.5 | 15.6 | .496 |
| 1965-66 | STL | 28 | 69 | 39.0 | .431 | — | .793 | 4.7 | 6.2 | — | — | 18.0 | 15.9 | .524 |
| 1966-67 | STL | 29 | 78 | 38.1 | .432 | — | .787 | 5.3 | 5.7 | — | — | 17.4 | 15.6 | .524 |
| 1967-68 | STL | 30 | 82 | 38.6 | .438 | — | .768 | 5.3 | 8.3 | — | — | 20.0 | 19.0 | .525 |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 31 | 82 | 42.2 | .440 | — | .770 | 6.2 | 8.2 | — | — | 22.4 | 18.4 | .517 |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 32 | 75 | 37.4 | .420 | — | .788 | 5.0 | 9.1 | — | — | 17.8 | 17.3 | .509 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 33 | 71 | 37.2 | .419 | — | .803 | 4.5 | 9.2 | — | — | 19.8 | 19.0 | .509 |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 34 | 80 | 37.4 | .466 | — | .774 | 4.2 | 9.6 | — | — | 18.0 | 20.3 | .553 |
| 1972-73 | CLE | 35 | 75 | 39.6 | .449 | — | .828 | 4.6 | 8.4 | — | — | 20.5 | 19.3 | .518 |
| 1973-74 | CLE | 36 | 74 | 33.6 | .465 | — | .801 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 16.4 | 18.7 | .526 |
| 1974-75 | POR | 37 | 65 | 17.9 | .439 | — | .768 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 16.6 | .536 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | STL | 75 | — | 1,898 | 333 | 783 | .425 | — | — | 214 | 300 | 335 | 212 | — | — | — | 880 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 20 | — | 870 | 140 | 364 | .385 | — | — | 84 | 110 | 131 | 116 | — | — | — | 364 |
| 1962-63 | STL | 75 | — | 2,569 | 333 | 834 | .399 | — | — | 222 | 319 | 403 | 381 | — | — | — | 888 |
| 1963-64 | STL | 78 | — | 2,526 | 334 | 808 | .413 | — | — | 270 | 365 | 335 | 359 | — | — | — | 938 |
| 1964-65 | STL | 78 | — | 2,854 | 434 | 1,048 | .414 | — | — | 416 | 558 | 365 | 431 | — | — | — | 1,284 |
| 1965-66 | STL | 69 | — | 2,692 | 411 | 954 | .431 | — | — | 422 | 532 | 322 | 429 | — | — | — | 1,244 |
| 1966-67 | STL | 78 | — | 2,974 | 448 | 1,036 | .432 | — | — | 459 | 583 | 412 | 442 | — | — | — | 1,355 |
| 1967-68 | STL | 82 | — | 3,169 | 546 | 1,246 | .438 | — | — | 546 | 711 | 438 | 679 | — | — | — | 1,638 |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 82 | — | 3,463 | 644 | 1,462 | .440 | — | — | 547 | 710 | 511 | 674 | — | — | — | 1,835 |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 75 | — | 2,802 | 448 | 1,066 | .420 | — | — | 438 | 556 | 378 | 683 | — | — | — | 1,334 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 71 | — | 2,641 | 471 | 1,125 | .419 | — | — | 461 | 574 | 319 | 654 | — | — | — | 1,403 |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 80 | — | 2,989 | 479 | 1,027 | .466 | — | — | 480 | 620 | 338 | 766 | — | — | — | 1,438 |
| 1972-73 | CLE | 75 | — | 2,973 | 572 | 1,275 | .449 | — | — | 394 | 476 | 346 | 628 | — | — | — | 1,538 |
| 1973-74 | CLE | 74 | — | 2,483 | 462 | 994 | .465 | — | — | 289 | 361 | 277 | 522 | 97 | 17 | — | 1,213 |
| 1974-75 | POR | 65 | — | 1,161 | 134 | 305 | .439 | — | — | 152 | 198 | 120 | 235 | 77 | 9 | — | 420 |
| Career | 1077 | — | — | 6,189 | 14,327 | .432 | 0 | 0 | 5394 | 6973 | 5030 | 7211 | 174 | 26 | 0 | 17,772 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | STL | 75 | 25.3 | 6.3 | 14.9 | .425 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 16.7 |
| 1961-62 | STL | 20 | 43.5 | 5.8 | 15.1 | .385 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | — | — | — | 15.1 |
| 1962-63 | STL | 75 | 34.3 | 4.7 | 11.7 | .399 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 12.4 |
| 1963-64 | STL | 78 | 32.4 | 4.8 | 11.5 | .413 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | — | — | — | 13.4 |
| 1964-65 | STL | 78 | 36.6 | 5.5 | 13.2 | .414 | — | — | 5.2 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 | — | — | — | 16.2 |
| 1965-66 | STL | 69 | 39.0 | 5.5 | 12.8 | .431 | — | — | 5.6 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 16.6 |
| 1966-67 | STL | 78 | 38.1 | 5.4 | 12.5 | .432 | — | — | 5.6 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | — | — | — | 16.4 |
| 1967-68 | STL | 82 | 38.6 | 6.2 | 14.2 | .438 | — | — | 6.2 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 7.7 | — | — | — | 18.6 |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 82 | 42.2 | 6.7 | 15.2 | .440 | — | — | 5.7 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 7.0 | — | — | — | 19.1 |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 75 | 37.4 | 5.8 | 13.7 | .420 | — | — | 5.6 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 8.8 | — | — | — | 17.1 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 71 | 37.2 | 6.4 | 15.3 | .419 | — | — | 6.3 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 8.9 | — | — | — | 19.1 |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 80 | 37.4 | 5.8 | 12.4 | .466 | — | — | 5.8 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 9.2 | — | — | — | 17.3 |
| 1972-73 | CLE | 75 | 39.6 | 6.9 | 15.4 | .449 | — | — | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 7.6 | — | — | — | 18.6 |
| 1973-74 | CLE | 74 | 33.6 | 6.7 | 14.4 | .465 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — | 17.6 |
| 1974-75 | POR | 65 | 17.9 | 4.2 | 9.5 | .439 | — | — | 4.7 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | — | 13.0 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | STL | 75 | 1,898 | 13.4 | .481 | — | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.9 | .123 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | STL | 20 | 870 | 11.9 | .441 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .022 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | STL | 75 | 2,569 | 12.1 | .456 | — | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | .075 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | STL | 78 | 2,526 | 12.5 | .484 | — | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 | .094 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | STL | 78 | 2,854 | 15.6 | .496 | — | 4.6 | 3.5 | 8.1 | .135 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | STL | 69 | 2,692 | 15.9 | .524 | — | 5.4 | 2.2 | 7.6 | .135 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | STL | 78 | 2,974 | 15.6 | .524 | — | 5.2 | 2.4 | 7.6 | .123 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | STL | 82 | 3,169 | 19.0 | .525 | — | 6.3 | 3.8 | 10.1 | .153 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 82 | 3,463 | 18.4 | .517 | — | 6.8 | 2.2 | 9.0 | .125 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 75 | 2,802 | 17.3 | .509 | — | 3.0 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .084 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 71 | 2,641 | 19.0 | .509 | — | 4.1 | 1.7 | 5.7 | .104 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 80 | 2,989 | 20.3 | .553 | — | 7.2 | 2.4 | 9.6 | .154 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | CLE | 75 | 2,973 | 19.3 | .518 | — | 5.7 | 3.9 | 9.5 | .154 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | CLE | 74 | 2,483 | 18.7 | .526 | — | 5.2 | 1.4 | 6.5 | .126 | +2.5 | -0.6 | +1.9 | +2.4 |
| 1974-75 | POR | 65 | 1,161 | 16.6 | .536 | — | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .111 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.0 |
| Career | 1077 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95.6 | — | — | — | — | +3.4 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | 12 | 36.4 | 14.2 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .380 | — | .444 |
| 1962-63 | 11 | 36.4 | 13.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .370 | — | .430 |
| 1963-64 | 12 | 34.4 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .448 | — | .512 |
| 1964-65 | 4 | 36.8 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .351 | — | .459 |
| 1965-66 | 10 | 39.1 | 17.1 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .399 | — | .476 |
| 1966-67 | 9 | 42.0 | 21.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .400 | — | .523 |
| 1967-68 | 6 | 39.5 | 18.3 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .440 | — | .506 |
| Career | 64 | 37.5 | 16.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .399 | — | .478 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 544 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 378–166 |
| Away | 534 | 16.2 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 174–360 |
| In wins | 552 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 552–0 |
| In losses | 526 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0–526 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 17.5 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 18–19 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 103 | 16.4 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 34–69 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 49 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 26–23 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 11 | 17.6 | 3.3 | 9.4 | 10–1 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 104 | 15.2 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 66–38 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 103 | 16.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 59–44 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 47 | 17.9 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 25–22 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 105 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 45–60 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 9–25 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 94 | 16.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 53–41 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 77 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 34–43 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 35 | 16.1 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 18–17 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 19 | 21.3 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 15–4 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 10 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 6.3 | 3–7 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 2 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Lenny Wilkens play for?
Lenny Wilkens plays PG for the Portland Trail Blazers.
What are Lenny Wilkens's career stats?
Lenny Wilkens has averaged 16.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 6.7 APG over 15 seasons (1960-61–1974-75).
How tall is Lenny Wilkens?
Lenny Wilkens is 6-1 (180 lb).
When was Lenny Wilkens drafted?
Lenny Wilkens was drafted in 1960, round 1, pick 6.