
Statistical Profile
Despite a general lack of full game video from his career, we have some shooting data for Wilt.
Shooting Data
Regular Season + Postseason
(3% Complete)
Head to Head
vs. Bill Russell
vs. Walt Bellamy
vs. Nate Thurmond
vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
WOWYR
1957-2016
(100% Complete)
Shooting Data
Regular Season + Postseason Shooting – By Zone (From 70sFan on RealGM. * denotes partial data.)
| Year | Rim | Paint (w/o Rim) | Midrange | Games |
| 1962-1973 | 146/191 (76.4%) | 61/134 (45.5%) | 36/80 (45.0%) | 42* |
71-Point Game
Nov 16, 1962 vs. Knicks (From 70sFan on RealGM.)
Shots breakdown:
29/42* FG + 15 FTs
4/4 dunks
11/22 fadeaways
8/8 layups
1/1 alley-oop
5/6 putbacks
0/1 floater
*1 missed shot not logged

Head to Head
(From NBAStats.net.)
vs. Bill Russell
1960 RS (11 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 39.1 ppg, 29.7 rpg, 1.3 apg on 46.5 %FG/48.5 %TS — 4 wins
Bill Russell: 19.8 ppg, 23.7 rpg, 3.5 apg on 39.7 %FG/42.1 %TS — 7 wins
1960 EDF (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 30.5 ppg, 27.5 rpg, 2.0 apg on 50.0 %FG/51.0 %TS — 2 wins
Bill Russell: 20.7 ppg, 27.0 rpg, 2.8 apg on 44.6 %FG/47.6 %TS — 4 wins
1961 RS (13 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 35.5 ppg, 30.6 rpg, 1.8 apg on 49.2 %FG/50.2 %TS — 5 wins
Bill Russell: 18.8 ppg, 25.4 rpg, 3.6 apg on 39.8 %TS/40.2 %TS — 8 wins
1962 RS (10 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 39.7 ppg, 28.8 rpg, 2.1 apg on 46.8 %FG/48.3 %TS — 2 wins
Bill Russell: 18.5 ppg, 24.4 rpg, 4.6 apg on 38.3 %FG/41.6 %TS — 8 wins
1962 EDF (7 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 33.6 ppg, 26.9 rpg, 2.9 apg on 46.8 %FG/51.5 %TS — 3 wins
Bill Russell: 22.0 ppg, 25.9 rpg, 4.6 apg on 39.9 %TS/45.2 %TS — 4 wins
1963 RS (9 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 38.1 ppg, 28.9 rpg, 2.9 apg on 51.4 %FG/55.1 %TS — 1 win
Bill Russell: 15.3 ppg, 27.2 rpg, 5.0 apg on 39.3 %FG/41.3 %TS — 8 wins
1964 RS (8 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 29.1 ppg, 26.9 rpg, 3.1 apg on 53.0 %FG/52.1 %TS — 3 wins
Bill Russell: 14.4 ppg, 25.4 rpg, 5.0 apg on 38.2 %FG/39.0 %TS — 5 wins
1964 FIN (5 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 29.2 ppg, 27.6 rpg, 2.4 apg on 51.7 %FG/50.9 %TS — 1 win
Bill Russell: 11.2 ppg, 25.2 rpg, 5.0 apg on 38.6 %FG/41.5 %TS — 4 wins
1965 RS (11 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 25.4 ppg, 26.5 rpg, 4.2 apg on 47.3 %FG/46.9 %TS — 4 wins
Bill Russell: 12.6 ppg, 22.2 rpg, 4.5 apg on 30.5 %FG/37.4 %TS — 7 wins
1965 EDF (7 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 30.1 ppg, 31.4 rpg, 3.3 apg on 55.5 %FG/57.5 %TS — 3 wins
Bill Russell: 15.6 ppg, 25.3 rpg, 6.7 apg on 44.7 %FG/45.3 %TS — 4 wins
1966 RS (9 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 28.3 ppg, 30.7 rpg, 4.3 apg on 47.3 %FG/50.1 %TS — 6 wins
Bill Russell: 9.6 ppg, 22.3 rpg, 4.9 apg on 30.1 %FG/33.1 %TS — 3 wins
1966 EDF (5 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 28.0 ppg, 30.2 rpg, 3.0 apg on 50.9 %FG/50.0 %TS — 1 win
Bill Russell: 14.0 ppg, 26.2 rpg, 5.6 apg on 42.4 %FG/47.0 %TS — 4 wins
1967 RS (9 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 20.3 ppg, 26.7 rpg, 6.6 apg on 54.9 %TS/54.1 %TS — 4 wins
Bill Russell: 12.2 ppg, 21.1 rpg, 4.1 apg on 43.3 %FG/47.4 %TS — 5 wins
1967 EDF (5 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 21.6 ppg, 32.0 rpg, 10.0 apg on 55.6 %FG/56.1 %TS — 4 wins
Bill Russell: 11.4 ppg, 23.4 rpg, 6.0 apg on 35.8 %FG/43.6 %TS — 1 win
1968 RS (8 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 17.1 ppg, 26.1 rpg, 8.5 apg on 47.4 %FG/44.9 %TS — 4 wins
Bill Russell: 7.8 ppg, 17.5 rpg, 5.1 apg on 27.9 %FG/31.8 %TS — 4 wins
1968 EDF (7 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 22.1 ppg, 25.1 rpg, 6.7 apg on 48.7 %FG/48.5 %TS — 3 wins
Bill Russell: 13.7 ppg, 23.9 rpg, 4.1 apg on 44.0 %FG/47.9 %TS — 4 wins
1969 RS (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 16.3 ppg, 24.0 rpg, 4.8 apg on 50.7 %FG/50.8 %TS — 4 wins
Bill Russell: 6.7 ppg, 15.8 rpg, 5.8 apg on 34.0 %FG/35.1 %TS — 2 wins
1969 FIN (7 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 11.7 ppg, 25.0 rpg, 3.0 apg on 50.0 %FG/47.1 %TS — 3 wins
Bill Russell: 9.1 ppg, 21.1 rpg, 5.1 apg on 39.7 %FG/43.5 %TS — 4 wins
Career RS (94 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 30.0 ppg, 28.2 rpg, 3.8 apg on 48.8 %FG/50.1 %TS — 37 wins
Bill Russell: 14.2 ppg, 22.9 rpg, 4.5 apg on 37.1 %FG/39.9 %TS — 57 wins
Career PS (49 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 25.7 ppg, 28.0 rpg, 4.1 apg on 50.8 %FG/51.7 %TS — 20 wins (1 series win)
Bill Russell: 14.9 ppg, 24.7 rpg, 5.0 apg on 41.7 %FG/45.6 %TS — 29 wins (7 series wins)
Man Defense vs. Bill Russell
| Series | PPG Change | FG% Change | TS% Change |
| 1960 RS | +1.6 | -7.0% | -7.5% |
| 1960 EDF | +2.5 | -2.1% | -2.0% |
| 1961 RS | +1.9 | -2.8% | -5.2% |
| 1962 RS | -0.4 | -7.4% | -7.3% |
| 1962 EDF | +3.1 | -5.8% | -3.7% |
| 1963 RS | -1.5 | -3.9% | -5.1% |
| 1964 RS | -0.6 | -5.1% | -7.1% |
| 1964 FIN | -3.8 | -4.7% | -4.6% |
| 1965 RS | -1.5 | -13.3% | -9.8% |
| 1965 EDF | +1.5 | +0.9% | -1.9% |
| 1966 RS | -3.3 | -11.4% | -11.7% |
| 1966 EDF | +1.1 | +0.9% | +2.2% |
| 1967 RS | -1.1 | -2.1% | -2.6% |
| 1967 EDF | -1.9 | -9.6% | -6.4% |
| 1968 RS | -4.7 | -14.6% | -14.3% |
| 1968 EDF | +1.2 | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| 1969 RS | -3.2 | -9.3% | -11.6% |
| 1969 FIN | -0.8 | -3.6% | -3.2% |
vs. Walt Bellamy
1962 RS (10 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 52.7 ppg, 27.7 rpg, 2.5 apg on 50.1 %FG/52.7 %TS — 10 wins
Walt Bellamy: 34.7 ppg, 20.7 rpg, 3.2 apg on 46.1 %FG/47.7 %TS — 0 wins
1963 RS (10 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 42.8 ppg, 24.7 rpg, 3.6 apg on 48.9 %FG/52.0 %TS — 6 wins
Walt Bellamy: 29.7 ppg, 17.8 rpg, 3.4 apg on 48.0 %FG/52.4 %TS — 4 wins
1964 RS (10 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 35.0 ppg, 21.1 rpg, 4.9 apg on 53.3 %FG/53.6 %TS — 7 wins
Walt Bellamy: 23.3 ppg, 15.1 rpg, 1.3 apg on 44.2 %FG/48.7 %TS — 3 wins
1965 RS (9 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 38.3 ppg, 21.7 rpg, 3.2 apg on 54.0 %FG/55.3 %TS — 4 wins
Walt Bellamy: 26.3 ppg, 13.4 rpg, 3.0 apg on 46.2 %FG/50.1 %TS — 5 wins
1966 RS (11 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 33.0 ppg, 19.8 rpg, 5.0 apg on 56.5 %FG/56.1 %TS — 9 wins
Walt Bellamy: 25.2 ppg, 16.4 rpg, 4.1 apg on 46.8 %FG/50.0 %TS — 2 wins
1967 RS (9 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 22.7 ppg, 25.7 rpg, 6.3 apg on 70.9 %FG/64.4 %TS — 8 wins
Walt Bellamy: 23.2 ppg, 14.8 rpg, 2.9 apg on 47.7 %FG/51.7 %TS — 1 win
1968 RS (8 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 22.6 ppg, 20.8 rpg, 6.6 apg on 54.3 %FG/53.3 %TS — 5 wins
Walt Bellamy: 20.6 ppg, 15.8 rpg, 3.0 apg on 45.7 %FG/50.8 %TS — 3 wins
1968 EDSF (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 25.5 ppg, 24.2 rpg, 6.3 apg on 58.4 %FG/53.7 %TS — 4 wins
Walt Bellamy: 20.0 ppg, 16.0 rpg, 3.5 apg on 42.1 %FG/46.8 %TS — 2 wins
1969 RS (9 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 23.2 ppg, 22.4 rpg, 5.4 apg* on 74.6 %FG/69.6 %TS — 6 wins
Walt Bellamy: 19.1 ppg, 14.4 rpg, 2.7 apg* on 42.7 %FG/47.2 %TS* — 3 wins
*Two games missing stats.
1970 WDSF (4 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 17.3 ppg, 22.0 rpg, 4.3 apg on 41.3 %FG/42.3 %TS — 4 wins
Walt Bellamy: 20.0 ppg, 15.8 rpg, 2.3 apg on 45.6 %FG/51.2 %TS — 0 wins
1971 RS (5 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 19.8 ppg, 22.4 rpg, 5.0 apg on 44.3 %FG/45.5 %TS — 2 wins
Walt Bellamy: 14.4 ppp, 15.6 rpg, 3.2 apg on 36.4 %FG/41.1 %TS — 3 wins
1972 RS (5 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 13.4 ppg, 17.6 rpg, 3.4 apg on 61.4 %FG/64.0 %TS — 5 wins
Walt Bellamy: 20.0 ppg, 15.0 rpg, 5.0 apg on 42.4 %FG/45.3 %TS — 0 wins
1973 RS (4 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 9.8 ppg, 20.5 rpg, 3.8 apg on 59.3 %FG/57.3 %TS — 1 win
Walt Bellamy: 17.0 ppg, 18.3 rpg, 2.8 apg on 39.7 %FG/39.8 %TS — 3 wins
Career RS (90 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 31.2 ppg, 22.5 rpg, 4.5 apg* on 54.5 %FG/55.2 %TS — 63 wins
Walt Bellamy: 24.2 ppg, 16.1 rpg, 3.1 apg* on 45.3 %FG/49.8 %TS* — 27 wins
*Two games missing data (1969 RS).
Career PS (10 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 22.2 ppg, 23.3 rpg, 5.5 apg on 52.3 %FG/49.6 %TS — 8 wins (2 series wins)
Walt Bellamy: 20.0 ppg, 15.9 rpg, 3.0 apg on 43.4 %FG/48.5 %TS — 2 wins (0 series wins)
Man Defense vs. Walt Bellamy
* denotes partial data.
| Series | PPG Change | FG% Change | TS% Change |
| 1962 RS | +3.1 | -1.8% | -7.7% |
| 1963 RS | +1.8 | -4.7% | -4.7% |
| 1964 RS | -3.7 | -7.1% | -6.8% |
| 1965 RS | +1.5 | -4.1% | -5.8% |
| 1966 RS | +2.4 | -3.8% | -4.3% |
| 1967 RS | +4.2 | -4.4% | -4.3% |
| 1968 RS | +3.9 | -8.4% | -7.5% |
| 1968 EDSF | +3.3 | -12.0% | -11.5% |
| 1969 RS | +1.7 | -8.3%* | -8.3%* |
| 1970 WDSF | +8.4 | -6.7% | -3.7% |
| 1971 RS | -0.3 | -12.9% | -12.4% |
| 1972 RS | +1.4 | -12.1% | -11.4% |
| 1973 RS | +0.9 | -10.8% | -12.9% |
vs. Nate Thurmond
1965 RS (3 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 26.7 ppg, 27.3 rpg, 2.7 apg on 50.0 %FG/52.0 %TS — 1 win
Nate Thurmond: 18.7 ppg, 18.3 rpg, 1.3 apg on 45.6 %FG/45.9 %TS — 2 wins
1966 RS (9 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 28.6 ppg, 25.4 rpg, 4.4 apg on 48.9 %FG/52.0 %TS — 7 wins
Nate Thurmond: 16.1 ppg, 19.7 rpg, 1.0 apg on 37.9 %FG/43.4 %TS — 2 wins
1967 RS (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 20.8 ppg, 25.0 rpg, 8.5 apg on 63.3 %FG/60.0 %TS — 5 wins
Nate Thurmond: 13.2 ppg, 22.7 rpg, 3.0 apg on 28.6 %FG/29.0 %TS — 1 win
1967 FINALS (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 17.7 ppg, 28.5 rpg, 6.8 apg on 56.0 %FG/49.7 %TS — 4 wins
Nate Thurmond: 14.2 ppg, 26.7 rpg, 3.3 apg on 34.3 %FG/37.7 %TS — 2 wins
1968 RS (4 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 13.3 ppg, 23.8 rpg, 7.0 apg on 40.4 %FG/39.7 %TS — 1 win
Nate Thurmond: 15.0 ppg, 26.8 rpg, 4.8 apg on 28.6 %FG/39.4 %TS — 3 wins
1969 RS (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 13.8 ppg, 23.7 rpg, 3.7 apg on 54.7 %FG/56.3 %TS — 3 wins
Nate Thurmond: 17.3 ppg, 23.8 rpg, 4.0 apg on 31.8 %FG/36.3 %TS — 3 wins
1969 WDSF (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 12.0 ppg, 23.5 rpg, 2.5 apg on 50.0 %FG/47.2 %TS — 4 wins
Nate Thurmond: 16.7 ppg, 19.5 rpg, 4.7 apg on 39.2 %FG/42.7 %TS — 2 wins
1971 RS (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 10.2 ppg, 18.0 rpg, 6.2 apg on 55.3 %FG/54.2 %TS — 4 wins
Nate Thurmond: 22.7 ppg, 17.3 rpg, 3.2 apg on 45.8 %FG/50.5 %TS — 2 wins
1972 RS (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 6.8 ppg, 18.0 rpg, 4.3 apg on 67.9 %FG/65.0 %TS — 5 wins
Nate Thurmond: 18.3 ppg, 16.7 rpg, 4.0 apg on 36.2 %FG/39.4 %TS — 1 win
1973 RS (7 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 5.3 ppg, 16.6 rpg, 4.9 apg on 68.4 %FG/62.6 %TS — 4 wins
Nate Thurmond: 12.6 ppg, 21.6 rpg, 4.7 apg on 31.5 %FG/36.5 %TS — 3 wins
1973 WCF (5 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 7.0 ppg, 23.6 rpg, 3.8 apg on 61.1 %FG/67.5 %TS — 4 wins
Nate Thurmond: 15.8 ppg, 17.2 rpg, 4.2 apg on 37.3 %FG/42.8 %TS — 1 win
Career RS (47 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 15.7 ppg, 22.0 rpg, 5.2 apg on 53.4 %FG/53.7 %TS — 30 wins
Nate Thurmond: 16.6 ppg, 20.7 rpg, 3.2 apg on 36.3 %FG/40.5 %TS — 17 wins
Career PS (17 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 12.5 ppg, 25.3 rpg, 4.4 apg on 54.2 %FG/51.0 %TS — 12 wins (3 series wins)
Nate Thurmond: 15.5 ppg, 21.4 rpg, 4.1 apg on 37.0 %FG/41.0 %TS — 5 wins (0 series wins)
Man Defense vs. Nate Thurmond
| Series | PPG Change | FG% Change | TS% Change |
| 1965 RS | +2.2 | +3.7% | +0.3% |
| 1966 RS | -0.2 | -2.7% | -2.0% |
| 1967 RS | -5.5 | -15.1% | -19.0% |
| 1967 FIN | -4.5 | -9.4% | -10.3% |
| 1968 RS | -5.5 | -12.5% | -7.2% |
| 1969 RS | -4.2 | -9.2% | -9.4% |
| 1969 WDSF | -4.8 | -1.8% | -3.0% |
| 1971 RS | +2.7 | +1.3% | +0.4% |
| 1972 RS | -3.1 | -7.0% | -9.8% |
| 1973 RS | -4.5 | -13.1% | -13.4% |
| 1973 WCF | -1.3 | -7.3% | -7.1% |
vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1970 RS (1 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 25.0 ppg, 25.0 rpg, 5.0 apg on 64.3 %FG/57.0 %TS — 1 win
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 23.0 ppg, 20.0 rpg, 2.0 apg on 38.1 %FG/46.1 %TS — 0 wins
1971 RS (5 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 23.2 ppg, 15.0 rpg, 3.0 apg on 48.3 %FG/54.8 %TS — 1 win
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 27.8 ppg, 13.2 rpg, 1.0 apg on 43.8 %FG/46.4 %TS — 4 wins
1971 PS (5 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 22.0 ppg, 18.8 rpg, 2.0 apg on 48.9 %FG/48.9 %TS — 1 win
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 25.0 ppg, 17.2 rpg, 4.2 apg on 48.1 %FG/51.0 %TS — 4 wins
1972 RS (5 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 14.0 ppg, 20.8 rpg, 4.2 apg on 53.7 %FG/49.7 %TS — 4 wins
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 40.2 ppg, 15.0 rpg, 5.0 apg on 50.0 %FG/53.7 %TS — 1 win
1972 PS (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 10.8 ppg, 19.3 rpg, 3.3 apg on 45.2 %FG/47.2 %TS — 4 wins
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 33.7 ppg, 17.5 rpg, 4.8 apg on 45.7 %FG/48.2 %TS — 2 wins
1973 RS (6 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 11.0 ppg, 16.0 rpg, 3.7 apg on 73.7 %FG/72.6 %TS — 3 wins
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 29.5 ppg, 18.0 rpg, 4.7 apg on 45.0 %FG/46.9 %TS — 3 wins
Career RS (17 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 16.3 ppg, 17.6 rpg, 3.7 apg on 56.0 %FG/56.9 %TS — 9 wins
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 31.8 ppg, 15.8 rpg, 3.5 apg on 46.3 %FG/49.0 %TS — 8 wins
Career PS (11 games)
Wilt Chamberlain: 15.9 ppg, 19.1 rpg, 2.7 apg on 47.8 %FG/48.3 %TS — 5 wins (1 series win)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 29.7 ppg, 17.4 rpg, 4.5 apg on 46.6 %FG/49.2 %TS — 6 wins (1 series win)
Man Defense vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
| Series | PPG Change | FG% Change | TS% Change |
| 1970 RS | -5.8 | -8.9% | -9.1% |
| 1971 RS | -3.9 | -13.9% | -14.2% |
| 1971 WCF | -6.7 | -9.6% | -9.6% |
| 1972 RS | +5.2 | -7.4% | -6.6% |
| 1972 WCF | -1.1 | -11.7% | -12.1% |
| 1973 RS | -0.7 | -10.4% | -11.1% |
WOWYR
1957-2016 WOWYR (From Thinking Basketball.)
| Player | Scaled WOWYR | Alt Scaled | 10-Year GPM | Average | Variability | Rank |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 22nd |
