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Wilt Chamberlain
Center ·Golden State Warriors ·NBA ·#13

Wilt Chamberlain

Age90 BornAug 21, 1936 FromUSA Height216 cm (7'1") Weight113 kg CollegeKansas Draft1959
Career averages
29.2PPG
22.5RPG
4.5APG
796 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

GSW hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
796Games
23,231Career points
23.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 270 games · 1959-60 to 1964-65
Honors and awards33 total
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team2022
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame1980
2×
All-Defense Team1972, 1971
13×
All-Star Selection1972, 1971, 1970, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964 and more
1×
NBA Finals MVP1972
10×
All-NBA Team1971, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961 and more
4×
NBA Most Valuable Player1967, 1966, 1965, 1959
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year1959
All awards
Career highsSingle season
44.8PPG · 1962-63 · GSW
27.0RPG · 1959-60 · GSW
8.6APG · 1967-68 · PHI
28.3PER · 1965-66 · PHI
21.4Win shares · 1965-66 · PHI
Draft1959
-Round
-Overall pick
From Kansas
Position rank1972-73
#10PPG rank
#3PER rank
#2Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 38 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Los Angeles Lakers
1968-69 - 1972-73 · 4 seasons
16.7 PPG 19.6 RPG 4.3 APG
257 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1964-65 - 1967-68 · 3 seasons
29.0 PPG 23.9 RPG 6.4 APG
196 games
Golden State Warriors
1959-60 - 1964-65 · 4 seasons
39.7 PPG 24.3 RPG 3.5 APG
270 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1959-60 GSW 72 0 46.4 37.6 27.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 46.1 0.0 58.2 - -
1962-63 GSW 80 0 47.6 44.8 24.3 3.4 0.0 0.0 52.8 0.0 59.3 - -
1963-64 GSW 80 0 46.1 36.9 22.3 5.0 0.0 0.0 52.4 0.0 53.1 - -
1964-65 NBA 73 0 45.2 34.7 22.9 3.4 0.0 0.0 51.0 0.0 46.4 - -
1964-65 GSW 38 0 45.9 38.9 23.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 49.9 0.0 41.6 - -
1964-65 PHI 35 0 44.5 30.1 22.3 3.8 0.0 0.0 52.8 0.0 52.6 27.3 7.6
1965-66 PHI 79 0 47.3 33.5 24.6 5.2 0.0 0.0 54.0 0.0 51.3 28.3 21.4
1967-68 PHI 82 0 46.8 24.3 23.8 8.6 0.0 0.0 59.5 0.0 38.0 24.7 20.4
1968-69 LAL 81 0 45.3 20.5 21.1 4.5 0.0 0.0 58.3 0.0 44.6 21.9 14.7
1969-70 LAL 12 0 42.1 27.3 18.4 4.1 0.0 0.0 56.8 0.0 44.6 24.8 2.3
1971-72 LAL 82 0 42.3 14.8 19.2 4.0 0.0 0.0 64.9 0.0 42.2 18.5 15.8
1972-73 LAL 82 0 43.2 13.2 18.6 4.5 0.0 0.0 72.7 0.0 51.0 19.1 18.2

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1968 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers
Jul 1964 Golden State Warriors Philadelphia 76ers

All entries are season change.

Born on August 21

Bill Bolger 1931 Adonis Jordan 1970 · Milwaukee Bucks Reggie Smith 1970 · Portland Trail Blazers Dwayne Whitfield 1972 · Toronto Raptors Olayinka Sanni 1986 Jodie Meeks 1987 · Philadelphia 76ers DeWanna Bonner 1987 Dmitry Khvostov 1989

About Wilt Chamberlain

Wilton Norman Chamberlain was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, and was elected to the NBA's 35th, 50th, and 75th anniversary teams. Chamberlain is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time.