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Lenny Wilkens

Leonard Randolph Wilkens (Lenny)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: October 28, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Boys in Brooklyn, New York
College: Providence College

Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1989

Drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall) of the 1960 NBA draft.

Coaching Record

32 15 14 19 19 17

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1960-61 23 STL NBA 75 1898 333 783 .425 214 300 .713 335 212 215 880
1961-62 24 STL NBA 20 870 140 364 .385 84 110 .764 131 116 63 364
1962-63 25 STL NBA 75 2569 333 834 .399 222 319 .696 403 381 256 888
1963-64 26 STL NBA 78 2526 334 808 .413 270 365 .740 335 359 287 938
1964-65 27 STL NBA 78 2854 434 1048 .414 416 558 .746 365 431 283 1284
1965-66 28 STL NBA 69 2692 411 954 .431 422 532 .793 322 429 248 1244
1966-67 29 STL NBA 78 2974 448 1036 .432 459 583 .787 412 442 280 1355
1967-68 30 STL NBA 82 3169 546 1246 .438 546 711 .768 438 679 255 1638
1968-69 31 SEA NBA 82 3463 644 1462 .440 547 710 .770 511 674 294 1835
1969-70 32 SEA NBA 75 2802 448 1066 .420 438 556 .788 378 683 212 1334
1970-71 33 SEA NBA 71 2641 471 1125 .419 461 574 .803 319 654 201 1403
1971-72 34 SEA NBA 80 2989 479 1027 .466 480 620 .774 338 766 209 1438
1972-73 35 CLE NBA 75 2973 572 1275 .449 394 476 .828 346 628 221 1538
1973-74 36 CLE NBA 74 2483 462 994 .465 289 361 .801 80 197 277 522 97 17 165 1213
1974-75 37 POR NBA 65 1161 134 305 .439 152 198 .768 38 82 120 235 77 9 96 420
Career NBA 1077 38064 6189 14327 .432 5394 6973 .774 118 279 5030 7211 174 26 3285 17772

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1960-61 23 STL NBA 75 25.3 4.4 10.4 .425 2.9 4.0 .713 4.5 2.8 2.9 11.7
1961-62 24 STL NBA 20 43.5 7.0 18.2 .385 4.2 5.5 .764 6.6 5.8 3.2 18.2
1962-63 25 STL NBA 75 34.3 4.4 11.1 .399 3.0 4.3 .696 5.4 5.1 3.4 11.8
1963-64 26 STL NBA 78 32.4 4.3 10.4 .413 3.5 4.7 .740 4.3 4.6 3.7 12.0
1964-65 27 STL NBA 78 36.6 5.6 13.4 .414 5.3 7.2 .746 4.7 5.5 3.6 16.5
1965-66 28 STL NBA 69 39.0 6.0 13.8 .431 6.1 7.7 .793 4.7 6.2 3.6 18.0
1966-67 29 STL NBA 78 38.1 5.7 13.3 .432 5.9 7.5 .787 5.3 5.7 3.6 17.4
1967-68 30 STL NBA 82 38.6 6.7 15.2 .438 6.7 8.7 .768 5.3 8.3 3.1 20.0
1968-69 31 SEA NBA 82 42.2 7.9 17.8 .440 6.7 8.7 .770 6.2 8.2 3.6 22.4
1969-70 32 SEA NBA 75 37.4 6.0 14.2 .420 5.8 7.4 .788 5.0 9.1 2.8 17.8
1970-71 33 SEA NBA 71 37.2 6.6 15.8 .419 6.5 8.1 .803 4.5 9.2 2.8 19.8
1971-72 34 SEA NBA 80 37.4 6.0 12.8 .466 6.0 7.8 .774 4.2 9.6 2.6 18.0
1972-73 35 CLE NBA 75 39.6 7.6 17.0 .449 5.3 6.3 .828 4.6 8.4 2.9 20.5
1973-74 36 CLE NBA 74 33.6 6.2 13.4 .465 3.9 4.9 .801 1.1 2.7 3.7 7.1 1.3 0.2 2.2 16.4
1974-75 37 POR NBA 65 17.9 2.1 4.7 .439 2.3 3.0 .768 0.6 1.3 1.8 3.6 1.2 0.1 1.5 6.5
Career NBA 1077 35.3 5.7 13.3 .432 5.0 6.5 .774 0.8 2.0 4.7 6.7 1.3 0.2 3.1 16.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1960-61 23 STL NBA 75 1898 6.3 14.9 .425 4.1 5.7 .713 6.4 4.0 4.1 16.7
1961-62 24 STL NBA 20 870 5.8 15.1 .385 3.5 4.6 .764 5.4 4.8 2.6 15.1
1962-63 25 STL NBA 75 2569 4.7 11.7 .399 3.1 4.5 .696 5.6 5.3 3.6 12.4
1963-64 26 STL NBA 78 2526 4.8 11.5 .413 3.8 5.2 .740 4.8 5.1 4.1 13.4
1964-65 27 STL NBA 78 2854 5.5 13.2 .414 5.2 7.0 .746 4.6 5.4 3.6 16.2
1965-66 28 STL NBA 69 2692 5.5 12.8 .431 5.6 7.1 .793 4.3 5.7 3.3 16.6
1966-67 29 STL NBA 78 2974 5.4 12.5 .432 5.6 7.1 .787 5.0 5.4 3.4 16.4
1967-68 30 STL NBA 82 3169 6.2 14.2 .438 6.2 8.1 .768 5.0 7.7 2.9 18.6
1968-69 31 SEA NBA 82 3463 6.7 15.2 .440 5.7 7.4 .770 5.3 7.0 3.1 19.1
1969-70 32 SEA NBA 75 2802 5.8 13.7 .420 5.6 7.1 .788 4.9 8.8 2.7 17.1
1970-71 33 SEA NBA 71 2641 6.4 15.3 .419 6.3 7.8 .803 4.3 8.9 2.7 19.1
1971-72 34 SEA NBA 80 2989 5.8 12.4 .466 5.8 7.5 .774 4.1 9.2 2.5 17.3
1972-73 35 CLE NBA 75 2973 6.9 15.4 .449 4.8 5.8 .828 4.2 7.6 2.7 18.6
1973-74 36 CLE NBA 74 2483 6.7 14.4 .465 4.2 5.2 .801 1.2 2.9 4.0 7.6 1.4 0.2 2.4 17.6
1974-75 37 POR NBA 65 1161 4.2 9.5 .439 4.7 6.1 .768 1.2 2.5 3.7 7.3 2.4 0.3 3.0 13.0
Career NBA 1077 38064 5.9 13.6 .432 5.1 6.6 .774 1.2 2.8 4.8 6.8 1.7 0.3 3.1 16.8

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1960-61 23 STL NBA 75 1898 13.4 .481 .425 2.4 2.4 4.9 0.123
1961-62 24 STL NBA 20 870 11.8 .441 .385 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.022
1962-63 25 STL NBA 75 2569 12.1 .456 .399 0.4 3.6 4.0 0.075
1963-64 26 STL NBA 78 2526 12.5 .484 .413 2.4 2.6 5.0 0.094
1964-65 27 STL NBA 78 2854 15.6 .496 .414 21.6 4.6 3.5 8.1 0.135
1965-66 28 STL NBA 69 2692 15.9 .524 .431 21.9 5.4 2.2 7.6 0.135
1966-67 29 STL NBA 78 2974 15.6 .524 .432 19.6 5.2 2.4 7.6 0.123
1967-68 30 STL NBA 82 3169 19.0 .525 .438 30.2 6.3 3.8 10.1 0.153
1968-69 31 SEA NBA 82 3463 18.4 .517 .440 27.5 6.8 2.2 9.0 0.125
1969-70 32 SEA NBA 75 2802 17.3 .509 .420 31.3 3.0 1.9 4.9 0.084
1970-71 33 SEA NBA 71 2641 19.0 .509 .419 5.5 33.0 4.1 1.7 5.7 0.104
1971-72 34 SEA NBA 80 2989 20.3 .553 .466 5.4 35.8 7.2 2.4 9.6 0.154
1972-73 35 CLE NBA 75 2973 19.3 .518 .449 5.6 31.4 5.7 3.9 9.5 0.154
1973-74 36 CLE NBA 74 2483 18.7 .526 .465 3.1 8.6 5.7 30.9 1.8 0.4 101 5.2 1.4 6.5 0.126
1974-75 37 POR NBA 65 1161 16.6 .536 .439 3.6 7.1 5.4 27.2 3.0 0.4 98 1.5 1.2 2.7 0.111
Career NBA 1077 38064 16.8 .511 .432 3.3 8.1 5.5 28.3 2.2 0.4 100 60.2 35.4 95.5 0.120

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1960-61 23 STL NBA 12 437 63 166 44 58 72 42 51 170 .380 .759 36.4 14.2 6.0 3.5
1962-63 25 STL NBA 11 400 57 154 37 49 69 69 51 151 .370 .755 36.4 13.7 6.3 6.3
1963-64 26 STL NBA 12 413 64 143 44 58 60 64 42 172 .448 .759 34.4 14.3 5.0 5.3
1964-65 27 STL NBA 4 147 20 57 24 29 12 15 14 64 .351 .828 36.8 16.0 3.0 3.8
1965-66 28 STL NBA 10 391 57 143 57 83 54 70 43 171 .399 .687 39.1 17.1 5.4 7.0
1966-67 29 STL NBA 9 378 58 145 77 90 68 65 34 193 .400 .856 42.0 21.4 7.6 7.2
1967-68 30 STL NBA 6 237 40 91 30 40 38 47 23 110 .440 .750 39.5 18.3 6.3 7.8
Career NBA 64 2403 359 899 313 407 373 372 258 1031 .399 .769 37.5 16.1 5.8 5.8

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1960-61 23 STL NBA 12 437 10.8 .444 .380 12.9 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.053
1962-63 25 STL NBA 11 400 12.4 .430 .370 23.3 -0.2 0.6 0.4 0.047
1963-64 26 STL NBA 12 413 15.5 .510 .448 22.8 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.108
1964-65 27 STL NBA 4 147 11.7 .459 .351 14.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.071
1965-66 28 STL NBA 10 391 14.0 .476 .399 23.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.060
1966-67 29 STL NBA 9 378 18.5 .523 .400 25.3 0.9 0.4 1.3 0.164
1967-68 30 STL NBA 6 237 16.8 .506 .440 29.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.105
Career NBA 64 2403 14.3 .478 .399 21.8 2.3 2.1 4.3 0.087

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1962-63 25 STL NBA 1 0 25 2 7 .286 0 1 .000 2 3 0 4
1963-64 26 STL NBA 1 0 14 1 5 .200 1 1 1.000 0 0 3 3
1964-65 27 STL NBA 1 1 20 2 6 .333 4 4 1.000 3 3 3 8
1966-67 29 STL NBA 1 0 16 2 6 .333 2 3 .667 2 6 2 6
1967-68 30 STL NBA 1 1 22 4 10 .400 6 8 .750 3 3 1 14
1968-69 31 SEA NBA 1 1 24 3 15 .200 4 5 .800 7 5 3 10
1969-70 32 SEA NBA 1 0 17 5 7 .714 2 3 .667 2 4 1 12
1970-71 33 SEA NBA 1 0 20 8 11 .727 5 5 1.000 1 1 1 21
1972-73 35 CLE NBA 1 0 24 3 8 .375 1 2 .500 2 1 1 7
Career NBA 9 3 182 30 75 .400 25 32 .781 22 26 15 85

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1957-58 20 PROVIDENCE 24 137 316 84 130 190 358 .434 .646 14.9 7.9
1958-59 21 PROVIDENCE 27 167 390 89 144 188 423 .428 .618 15.7 7.0
1959-60 22 PROVIDENCE 29 157 362 98 140 205 412 .434 .700 14.2 7.1
Career 80 461 1068 271 414 583 1193 .432 .655 14.9 7.3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games

1963 NBA
1964 NBA
1965 NBA
1967 NBA
1968 NBA
1969 NBA
1970 NBA
1971 NBA
1973 NBA

Awards

1970-71 NBA All-Star Game MVP

Honors

1959-60 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)

MVP Award Shares

1967-68 NBA 0.320 (2)
1972-73 NBA 0.003 (16)
Career 0.323 (62)

Games

1967-68 NBA 82 (2)
1968-69 NBA 82 (6)
Career NBA 1077 (58)
Career 1077 (63)

Minutes Played

1966-67 NBA 2974 (10)
1967-68 NBA 3169 (6)
1968-69 NBA 3463 (3)
Career NBA 38064 (31)
Career 38064 (35)

Field Goals

Career NBA 6189 (86)
Career 6189 (91)

Field Goal Attempts

Career NBA 14327 (66)
Career 14327 (71)

Free Throws

1964-65 NBA 416 (7)
1965-66 NBA 422 (8)
1966-67 NBA 459 (4)
1967-68 NBA 546 (2)
1968-69 NBA 547 (3)
1970-71 NBA 461 (10)
1971-72 NBA 480 (7)
1972-73 NBA 394 (8)
Career NBA 5394 (21)
Career 5394 (26)

Free Throw Attempts

1964-65 NBA 558 (7)
1965-66 NBA 532 (9)
1966-67 NBA 583 (5)
1967-68 NBA 711 (2)
1968-69 NBA 710 (5)
1971-72 NBA 620 (7)
1972-73 NBA 476 (10)
Career NBA 6973 (23)
Career 6973 (26)

Assists

1962-63 NBA 381 (6)
1963-64 NBA 359 (9)
1964-65 NBA 431 (4)
1965-66 NBA 429 (5)
1966-67 NBA 442 (6)
1967-68 NBA 679 (2)
1968-69 NBA 674 (2)
1969-70 NBA 683 (1)
1970-71 NBA 654 (4)
1971-72 NBA 766 (1)
1972-73 NBA 628 (3)
1973-74 NBA 522 (6)
Career NBA 7211 (11)
Career 7211 (11)

Personal Fouls

1964-65 NBA 283 (8)
Career NBA 3285 (37)
Career 3285 (42)

Points

1968-69 NBA 1835 (9)
Career NBA 17772 (62)
Career 17772 (64)

Minutes Per Game

1965-66 NBA 39.0 (9)
1967-68 NBA 38.6 (10)
1968-69 NBA 42.2 (7)
Career NBA 35.3 (72)
Career 35.3 (77)

Assists Per Game

1962-63 NBA 5.1 (5)
1963-64 NBA 4.6 (10)
1964-65 NBA 5.5 (4)
1965-66 NBA 6.2 (4)
1966-67 NBA 5.7 (7)
1967-68 NBA 8.3 (3)
1968-69 NBA 8.2 (2)
1969-70 NBA 9.1 (1)
1970-71 NBA 9.2 (2)
1971-72 NBA 9.6 (2)
1972-73 NBA 8.4 (2)
1973-74 NBA 7.1 (3)
Career NBA 6.7 (31)
Career 6.7 (31)

Player Efficiency Rating

1967-68 NBA 19.0 (10)
1971-72 NBA 20.3 (9)

Assist Pct

1964-65 NBA 21.6 (4)
1965-66 NBA 21.9 (7)
1966-67 NBA 19.6 (7)
1967-68 NBA 30.2 (2)
1968-69 NBA 27.5 (5)
1969-70 NBA 31.3 (2)
1970-71 NBA 33.0 (1)
1971-72 NBA 35.8 (1)
1972-73 NBA 31.4 (3)
1973-74 NBA 30.9 (1)
Career NBA 28.3 (69)
Career 28.3 (69)

Offensive Win Shares

1966-67 NBA 5.2 (10)
1967-68 NBA 6.3 (10)
Career NBA 60.2 (72)
Career 60.2 (75)

Win Shares

1967-68 NBA 10.1 (8)
Career NBA 95.5 (70)
Career 95.5 (74)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.852 (66)

Transactions

April 11, 1960: Drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1960 NBA Draft.

October 12, 1968: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Seattle Supersonics for Mahdi Abdul-Rahman.

August 23, 1972: Traded by the Seattle Supersonics with Barry Clemens to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Butch Beard.

October 7, 1974: Sold by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Portland Trail Blazers.

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