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Retired#19Guard1960–1974#89 all-time in points

Lenny Wilkens

Lenny Wilkens scored 17,772 points in 1,077 games, 89th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1968-69 at 22.4 points a game. He earned 3 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 1″ / 180 lb
Age89
PositionGuard
BornOct 28, 1937
HometownBrooklyn, New York
Experience1960–1974
CollegeProvidence College
Draft1960 · round 1, pick 6
High schoolsBoys High School Brooklyn, New YorkBoys and Girls High School Brooklyn, New York
TeamsSt. Louis Hawks 1960–1967Seattle SuperSonics 1968–1971Cleveland Cavaliers 1972–1973Portland Trail Blazers 1974–1974
Career points
17,772
1,077 games · 16.5 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#89
Also 17th in assists, 286th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1960–1974. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1974-75.

1974-75 season

POR · 65 games
Points4206.5 per game
Rebounds1.8120 total
Assists3.6235 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

3 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
2Legend
  • Rare AirCareer5,000 assists7,211 assists
  • ×9LegendSeasonAll-Star1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1967-68 +4 more
  • LegendCareer10,000 points17,772 points

Lenny Wilkens career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1968-69 · 22.4 points per game

Lenny Wilkens milestones

Career · regular season
17,772 career points
Retired 89th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points17,772Past 15,000 · 89th all-time
Rebounds5,030Past 5,000 · 286th all-time
Assists7,211Past 5,000 · 17th all-time

Lenny Wilkens career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Lenny Wilkens stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1974-75POR654206.51.83.6.439—.768————
1973-74CLE741,21316.43.77.1.465—.801————
1972-73CLE751,53820.54.68.4.449—.828————
1971-72SEA801,43818.04.29.6.466—.774————
1970-71SEA711,40319.84.59.2.419—.803————
1969-70SEA751,33417.85.09.1.420—.788————
1968-69SEA821,83522.46.28.2.440—.770————
1967-68STL821,63820.05.38.3.438—.768————
1966-67STL781,35517.45.35.7.432—.787————
1965-66STL691,24418.04.76.2.431—.793————
1964-65STL781,28416.54.75.5.414—.746————
1963-64STL7893812.04.34.6.413—.740————
1962-63STL7588811.85.45.1.399—.696————
1961-62STL2036418.26.55.8.385—.764————
1960-61STL7588011.74.52.8.425—.713————
Career15 seasons1,07717,77216.54.76.7.432—.7740——0

Lenny Wilkens splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
70%
Threes
0%
Free throws
30%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Lenny Wilkens facts
How many career points did Lenny Wilkens score?

Lenny Wilkens scored 17,772 career regular-season points in 1,077 games, 16.5 per game, which ranks 89th all-time.

What was Lenny Wilkens’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1968-69 with SEA: 22.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game.

Where is Lenny Wilkens from?

Lenny Wilkens is from Brooklyn, New York. He played high school ball at Boys High School in Brooklyn, New York, then Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, New York. He played college ball at Providence College.

What teams did Lenny Wilkens play for?

St. Louis Hawks (1960–1967); Seattle SuperSonics (1968–1971); Cleveland Cavaliers (1972–1973); Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1974).