Kobe Bryant vs Wilt Chamberlain

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Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain compared on their NBA careers: Kobe Bryant played 20 seasons, 1996-97 to 2015-16, Wilt Chamberlain 5 seasons, 1968-69 to 1972-73. Kobe Bryant averaged 25 points a game to Wilt Chamberlain's 30.1. Kobe Bryant won 5 titles, Wilt Chamberlain won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Kobe Bryant leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Wilt Chamberlain in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain career per game

1,346	GP	1,045
36.1	MIN	45.8
25	PTS	30.1, better
5.2, better	REB	0
4.7, better	AST	4.4
1.4, better	STL	0
0.5, better	BLK	0
44.7	FG%	54, better
32.9, better	3P%	0
83.7, better	FT%	51.1
55, better	TS%	54.7

Career totals

Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain career totals

33,643, better	PTS	31,419
7,047, better	REB	0
6,306, better	AST	4,643
1,944, better	STL	0
640, better	BLK	0
44.7	FG%	54, better
32.9, better	3P%	0
83.7, better	FT%	51.1
55, better	TS%	54.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain postseason

220	GP	160
39.3	MIN	47.2
25.6, better	PTS	22.5
5.1, better	REB	0
4.7, better	AST	4.2
1.4, better	STL	0
0.7, better	BLK	0
44.8	FG%	52.2, better
33.1, better	3P%	0
81.6, better	FT%	46.5
54.1, better	TS%	52.4

Where each stands all time

Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain all-time places

4th (33,643), better	Points	8th (31,419)
94th (7,047), better	Rebounds	—
34th (6,306), better	Assists	82nd (4,643)
32nd (1,827), better	3-pointers made	—
18th (1,944), better	Steals	—
190th (640), better	Blocks	—

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain titles and awards

5, better	Championships	1
4, better	All-Star MVP	1
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
11, better	All-NBA First Team	7
1	MVP	4, better
2	All-NBA Second Team	3, better
2, better	Finals MVP	1
8, better	All-Defensive First Team	2
1, better	All-Rookie Second Team	—
2, better	All-NBA Third Team	—
3, better	All-Defensive Second Team	—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain season by season

1st	1996-97	7.6	1.9, better	1.3	1968-69	20.5, better	0	4.5, better
2nd	1997-98	15.4	3.1, better	2.5	1969-70	27.3, better	0	4.1, better
3rd	1998-99	19.9	5.3, better	3.8	1970-71	20.7, better	0	4.3, better
4th	1999-00	22.5, better	6.3, better	4.9, better	1971-72	14.8	0	4.0
5th	2000-01	28.5, better	5.9, better	5.0, better	1972-73	13.2	0	4.5
6th	2001-02	25.2	5.5	5.5	—	—	—	—
7th	2002-03	30.0	6.9	5.9	—	—	—	—
8th	2003-04	24.0	5.5	5.1	—	—	—	—
9th	2004-05	27.6	5.9	6.0	—	—	—	—
10th	2005-06	35.4	5.3	4.5	—	—	—	—
11th	2006-07	31.6	5.7	5.4	—	—	—	—
12th	2007-08	28.3	6.3	5.4	—	—	—	—
13th	2008-09	26.8	5.2	4.9	—	—	—	—
14th	2009-10	27.0	5.4	5.0	—	—	—	—
15th	2010-11	25.3	5.1	4.7	—	—	—	—
16th	2011-12	27.9	5.4	4.6	—	—	—	—
17th	2012-13	27.3	5.6	6.0	—	—	—	—
18th	2013-14	13.8	4.3	6.3	—	—	—	—
19th	2014-15	22.3	5.7	5.6	—	—	—	—
20th	2015-16	17.6	3.7	2.8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST