Lenny Wilkens
- Seasons
- 1960-61 to 1974-75
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Born
- Oct 28, 1937
- College
- Providence
- Draft
- 1960, round 1, pick 6
9All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.8
- True shooting
- .511
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 95.6
- WS per 48
- .121
- Box plus/minus
- 1.7
- VORP
- 3.4
- Best season, WS
- 10.1
- Best season, BPM
- 1.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.31
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 1 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | STL | 23 | 75 | 1,898 | 13.4 | .481 | .425 | – | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.9 | .123 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | STL | 24 | 20 | 870 | 11.9 | .441 | .385 | – | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .022 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | STL | 25 | 75 | 2,569 | 12.1 | .456 | .399 | – | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | .075 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | STL | 26 | 78 | 2,526 | 12.5 | .484 | .413 | – | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 | .094 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | STL | 27 | 78 | 2,854 | 15.6 | .496 | .414 | – | 4.6 | 3.5 | 8.1 | .135 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | STL | 28 | 69 | 2,692 | 15.9 | .524 | .431 | – | 5.4 | 2.2 | 7.6 | .135 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | STL | 29 | 78 | 2,974 | 15.6 | .524 | .432 | – | 5.2 | 2.4 | 7.6 | .123 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | STL | 30 | 82 | 3,169 | 19.0 | .525 | .438 | – | 6.3 | 3.8 | 10.1 | .153 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 31 | 82 | 3,463 | 18.4 | .517 | .440 | – | 6.8 | 2.2 | 9.0 | .125 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 32 | 75 | 2,802 | 17.3 | .509 | .420 | – | 3.0 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .084 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 33 | 71 | 2,641 | 19.0 | .509 | .419 | – | 4.1 | 1.7 | 5.7 | .104 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 34 | 80 | 2,989 | 20.3 | .553 | .466 | – | 7.2 | 2.4 | 9.6 | .154 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | CLE | 35 | 75 | 2,973 | 19.3 | .518 | .449 | – | 5.7 | 3.9 | 9.5 | .154 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | CLE | 36 | 74 | 2,483 | 18.7 | .526 | .465 | – | 5.2 | 1.4 | 6.5 | .126 | 2.5 | -0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | – | 101 |
| 1974-75 | POR | 37 | 65 | 1,161 | 16.6 | .536 | .439 | – | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | .111 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | – | 98 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.