Center · Golden State Warriors
Wilt Chamberlain
Age 89 · USA · 216 cm (7'1") · 113 kg · Born Aug 21, 1936 · Kansas
29.2 PPG
22.5 RPG
4.5 APG
796 games
10 seasons
Career snapshot
10seasons
796games
23,231career pts
23.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Golden State Warriors
· 270 games · 1959-60–1964-65
Position rank · 1972-73
#10PPG rank
#3PER rank
#2WS rank
Among 38 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
44.8
1962-63 · GSW
RPG
27.0
1959-60 · GSW
APG
8.6
1967-68 · PHI
PER
28.3
1965-66 · PHI
WS
21.4
1965-66 · PHI
Draft
1959
Round 0 ·
Pick 0
from Kansas
Honors & awards
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
1980
2×
All-Defense Team
1972, 1971
13×
All-Star Selection
1972, 1971, 1970, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959
1×
NBA Finals MVP
1972
10×
All-NBA Team
1971, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960, 1959
4×
NBA Most Valuable Player
1967, 1966, 1965, 1959
1×
NBA Rookie of the Year
1959
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.