Michael Jordan vs Wilt Chamberlain

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Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain compared on their NBA careers: Michael Jordan played 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03, Wilt Chamberlain 5 seasons, 1968-69 to 1972-73. Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 points a game to Wilt Chamberlain's 30.1. Michael Jordan won 6 titles, Wilt Chamberlain won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Michael Jordan leads in 7 of the 8 lines, Wilt Chamberlain in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain career per game

1,072	GP	1,045
38.3	MIN	45.8
30.1	PTS	30.1
6.2, better	REB	0
5.3, better	AST	4.4
2.3, better	STL	0
0.8, better	BLK	0
49.7	FG%	54, better
32.7, better	3P%	0
83.5, better	FT%	51.1
56.9, better	TS%	54.7

Career totals

Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain career totals

32,292, better	PTS	31,419
6,672, better	REB	0
5,633, better	AST	4,643
2,514, better	STL	0
893, better	BLK	0
49.7	FG%	54, better
32.7, better	3P%	0
83.5, better	FT%	51.1
56.9, better	TS%	54.7

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain postseason

179	GP	160
41.8	MIN	47.2
33.4, better	PTS	22.5
6.4, better	REB	0
5.7, better	AST	4.2
2.1, better	STL	0
0.9, better	BLK	0
48.7	FG%	52.2, better
33.2, better	3P%	0
82.8, better	FT%	46.5
56.8, better	TS%	52.4

Where each stands all time

Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain all-time places

6th (32,292), better	Points	8th (31,419)
116th (6,672), better	Rebounds	—
51st (5,633), better	Assists	82nd (4,643)
4th (2,514), better	Steals	—
119th (893), 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

Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain titles and awards

6, better	Championships	1
3, better	All-Star MVP	1
1	Rookie of the Year	1
10, better	All-NBA First Team	7
5, better	MVP	4
1	All-NBA Second Team	3, better
6, better	Finals MVP	1
9, better	All-Defensive First Team	2
1, better	All-Rookie First Team	—
1, better	Defensive Player of the Year	—

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.

Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain season by season

1st	1984-85	28.2, better	6.5, better	5.9, better	1968-69	20.5	0	4.5
2nd	1985-86	22.7	3.6, better	2.9	1969-70	27.3, better	0	4.1, better
3rd	1986-87	37.1, better	5.2, better	4.6, better	1970-71	20.7	0	4.3
4th	1987-88	35.0, better	5.5, better	5.9, better	1971-72	14.8	0	4.0
5th	1988-89	32.5, better	8.0, better	8.0, better	1972-73	13.2	0	4.5
6th	1989-90	33.6	6.9	6.3	—	—	—	—
7th	1990-91	31.5	6.0	5.5	—	—	—	—
8th	1991-92	30.1	6.4	6.1	—	—	—	—
9th	1992-93	32.6	6.7	5.5	—	—	—	—
10th	1994-95	26.9	6.9	5.3	—	—	—	—
11th	1995-96	30.4	6.6	4.3	—	—	—	—
12th	1996-97	29.6	5.9	4.3	—	—	—	—
13th	1997-98	28.7	5.8	3.5	—	—	—	—
14th	2001-02	22.9	5.7	5.2	—	—	—	—
15th	2002-03	20.0	6.1	3.8	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST