Wilt Chamberlain versus ...everyone else in NBA history combined

[CavaliersFTW]

[navy]

Everyone else in history: 63 rings.


Wilt Chamberlain: 2 rings.

[coin24]

GOAT... Playoff choker

[Asukal]

Nah Russell is enough. 11>2

[stalkerforlife]

Kobe.

[SouBeachTalents]

Wilt also has the greatest ppg drop off from the regular season to the postseason/Finals

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Weak era. Kobe's 81 is far more impressive and I don't even like Kobe as much as most.

[stalkerforlife]

Weak era. Kobe's 81 is far more impressive and I don't even like Kobe as much as most.

[HomieWeMajor]

This guy averaged 48.5 minutes for a season. Take that in for a second. If his team was up by 20-30 points in the 4th he would play the whole 4th quarter just to pad his stats. Biggest stapadder of all time and it isn't even close.

[LAZERUSS]

Again, had Chamberlain had the luxury of facing the Lakers, at all, in his post-season career, like Russell did five times in the 60's (in his 6th against Wilt he did nothing BTW)...

and he CLEARLY would own virtually every post-season scoring record, and likely every post-season FG% record, as well.

SEVEN games of 60+ just against the Lakers, which is more than any other player had in their entire career.

Keep in mind that Russell WAS fortunate enough to have faced the Lakers FIVE times in the post-season in that span (actually six, but in the last one, he faced Wilt, and as expected, did absolutely nothing offensively), and it was against LA in which he elevated his playoff scoring and FG%. In fact, remove the Lakers from his post-seasons, and his offensive production would have dropped considerably.

Here were Russell's numbers against LA in those five series:

'62:

Russell averaged 18.9 ppg on a .457 FG% in his regular season against the NBA.

Against LA in the Finals: 22.9 ppg on a .543 FG%. Which included a game seven of 30 points and 40 rebounds.

BTW, against Wilt in the '62 EDF's: 22.0 ppg on a .399 FG%


'63:

Russell averaged 16.8 ppg on a .432 FG% in his regular season.

Against LA in the Finals: 20 ppg on a .467 FG%


'65:

Russell averaged 14.1 ppg on a .438 FG% against the NBA.

Against LA in the Finals: 17.8 ppg on a .702 FG% (yes, .702.)

BTW, against Wilt in the EDF's: 15.6 ppg on a .447 FG%


'66:

Russell averaged 12.9 ppg on a .415 FG% against the NBA.

Against LA in the Finals: 23.6 ppg on a .538 FG%

BTW, against Wilt in the EDF's: 14.0 ppg on a .423 FG%


'68:

Russell averaged 12.5 ppg on a .425 FG% against the NBA

Against LA in the Finals: 17.3 ppg on a .430 FG%

BTW, against Wilt in the EDF's: 13.7 ppg on a .440 FG%


Oh, and here were Russell's stats in the '69 Finals against Wilt:

Regular season against the NBA: 9.9 ppg on a .433 FG%

Against Wilt in the Finals: 9.0 ppg on a .397 FG%

Again, had Wilt faced the Lakers in any of his nine seasons in the league from '60 thru '68, and he likely would own at least some, (if not a vast majority), playoff and perhaps Finals, scoring records (and perhaps FG% records, as well, since Russell shot .702 against LA in '65.)

And once again, in Wilt's regular seasons, he was facing LA between 7 to 12 games in each season, with an average of about 10.

Also keep in mind that the Lakers were in the Western Conference, and Wilt only had two seasons in the Western Conference from '60 thru '68, and in one of those, his team was so bad, that he didn't make the playoffs, despite a 44.8 ppg season on .528 shooting.


Ok, here we go:

'59-60:

Against the entire NBA that season: 37.6 ppg on a .461 FG%

Against the Lakers in 9 H2H's: 36.8 ppg on a .430 FG%

High games of 41, 41, 41, 45, and 52.


'60-61:

Against the entire NBA: 38.4 ppg on a .509 FG%

Against the Lakers in 10 H2H's: 40.1 ppg on a .506 FG%

High games were 41, 41, 43, 44, 46, and 56 points.


'61-62:

Against the entire NBA: 50.4 ppg on a .506 FG%

Against LA in 9 H2H games: 51.6 ppg on a .503 FG%

High games of 48, 56, 57, 60, 60, and 78 (with 43 rebounds.)


'62-63: Against the entire NBA: 44.8 ppg on a .528 FG%

Against LA in 12 H2Hs: 48.6 ppg on a .541 FG%

High games of 40, 40, 42, 53, 63, and 72 points.


'63-64: Against the entire NBA: 36.9 ppg on a .524 FG%

Against LA in 12 H2Hs: 44.3 ppg on a .484 FG%

High games of 40, 41, 47, 49, 50, 55, and 59 points.


'64-65: Against the entire NBA: 34.7 ppg on a .510 FG%

Against LA in 8 H2Hs: 29.9 ppg on a .476 FG%

High games of 40, 40, and 41 points.


'65-66: Against the entire NBA: 33.5 ppg on a .540 FG%

Against LA in 10 H2Hs: 40.8 ppg on a .559 FG%

High games of 42, 49, 53, and 65 points.


'66-67: Against the entire NBA: 24.1 ppg on a .683 FG%

Against LA in 9 H2Hs: 26.4 ppg on a .759 FG%

High games of 32, 37, and 39 points.


'67-68: Against the entire NBA: 24.3 ppg on a .595 FG%

Against LA in 7 H2Hs: 28.1 ppg on a .638 FG%

High games of 31, 32, 35, and 53 points.


Overall, in those 86 games:

40 Point Games: 42

50 Point Games: 19

60 Point Games: 7

70 Point Games: 2

High game of 78 points.

[T_L_P]

If his team was up by 20-30 points in the 4th he would play the whole 4th quarter just to pad his stats. Biggest stapadder of all time and it isn't even close.

Despicable.

[CavaliersFTW]

Note how balanced these 60+ point scoring performances/performers are distributed accross the "era's".


...except for Wilt. The outlier. The most dominant individual player ever.

[Deuce Bigalow]

Most NBA Championships Won

Minimum one game played in playoffs.

Rank Player Team(s) First Last Count
1 Bill Russell* BOS 1957 1969 11
2 Sam Jones* BOS 1959 1969 10
3 John Havlicek* BOS 1963 1976 8
Tom Heinsohn* BOS 1957 1965 8
K.C. Jones* BOS 1959 1966 8
Tom Sanders* BOS 1961 1969 8
7 Robert Horry HOU/LAL/SAS 1994 2007 7
Frank Ramsey* BOS 1957 1964 7
9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* MIL/LAL 1971 1988 6
Bob Cousy* BOS 1957 1963 6
Michael Jordan* CHI 1991 1998 6
Jim Loscutoff BOS 1957 1964 6
Scottie Pippen* CHI 1991 1998 6
14 Kobe Bryant LAL 2000 2010 5
Michael Cooper LAL 1980 1988 5
Tim Duncan SAS 1999 2014 5
Derek Fisher LAL 2000 2010 5
Ron Harper CHI/LAL 1996 2001 5
Magic Johnson* LAL 1980 1988 5
Steve Kerr CHI/SAS 1996 2003 5
Slater Martin* MNL/STL 1950 1958 5
George Mikan* MNL 1949 1954 5
Don Nelson* BOS 1966 1976 5
Jim Pollard* MNL 1949 1954 5
Dennis Rodman* DET/CHI 1989 1998 5
Larry Siegfried BOS 1964 1969 5
27 Manu Ginobili SAS 2003 2014 4
Horace Grant CHI/LAL 1991 2001 4
Vern Mikkelsen* MNL 1950 1954 4
Shaquille O'Neal LAL/MIA 2000 2006 4
Robert Parish* BOS/CHI 1981 1997 4
Tony Parker SAS 2003 2014 4
Will Perdue CHI/SAS 1991 1999 4
Kurt Rambis LAL 1982 1988 4
John Salley DET/CHI/LAL 1989 2000 4
Pep Saul ROC/MNL 1951 1954 4
Bill Sharman* BOS 1957 1961 4
38 B.J. Armstrong CHI 1991 1993 3
Larry Bird* BOS 1981 1986 3
Bruce Bowen SAS 2003 2007 3
Randy Brown CHI 1996 1998 3
Jud Buechler CHI 1996 1998 3
Bill Cartwright CHI 1991 1993 3
Sam Cassell HOU/BOS 1994 2008 3
Gene Conley BOS 1959 1961 3
James Edwards DET/CHI 1989 1996 3
Mario Elie HOU/SAS 1994 1999 3
Rick Fox LAL 2000 2002 3
Devean George LAL 2000 2002 3
A.C. Green LAL 1987 2000 3
Bob Harrison MNL 1950 1953 3
Udonis Haslem MIA 2006 2013 3
Gerald Henderson BOS/DET 1981 1990 3
Dennis Johnson* SEA/BOS 1979 1986 3
Stacey King CHI 1991 1993 3
Toni Kukoc CHI 1996 1998 3
Luc Longley CHI 1996 1998 3
Clyde Lovellette* MNL/BOS 1954 1964 3
Kevin McHale* BOS 1981 1986 3
Willie Naulls BOS 1964 1966 3
John Paxson CHI 1991 1993 3
Byron Scott LAL 1985 1988 3
Brian Shaw LAL 2000 2002 3
Paul Silas BOS/SEA 1974 1979 3
Dwyane Wade MIA 2006 2013 3
Jamaal Wilkes* GSW/LAL 1975 1982 3
Scott Williams CHI 1991 1993 3
James Worthy* LAL 1985 1988 3

[305Baller]

maybe he was worn down in playoffs/finals.

inconceivable he didnt have more rings.


or he could just b a choker

[Deuce Bigalow]

30 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 109
Kobe Bryant -- 88
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 75
Jerry West -- 74
Lebron James -- 61
Elgin Baylor -- 60
Shaquille O'Neal -- 55
Karl Malone -- 54
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 53
Rick Barry -- 48
Dirk Nowitzki -- 45
Larry Bird -- 43
Wilt Chamberlain -- 42
Allen Iverson -- 36
Tim Duncan -- 36
Bob Pettit -- 33
George Gervin -- 32
Dwyane Wade -- 32
John Havlicek -- 30
Reggie Miller -- 29
Charles Barkley - 28
Rick Barry -- 27
George Gervin -- 26
Oscar Robertson -- 23

40 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 38
Jerry West -- 20
Elgin Baylor -- 14
Kobe Bryant -- 13
Wilt Chamberlain -- 13
Shaquille O'Neal -- 12
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 11
Lebron James -- 11
Allen Iverson -- 10
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 9
Rick Barry -- 8
Bernard King -- 7
Dirk Nowitzki -- 7
Dwyane Wade -- 7
George Gervin -- 6
Charles Barkley -- 5
Larry Bird -- 5
John Havlicek -- 5
Bob McAdoo -- 5
Bob Pettit -- 5
Dominique Wilkins -- 5

50 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 8
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 3
Jerry West -- 2
Elgin Baylor -- 1
Charles Barkley -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
John Havlicek -- 1
Sam Jones -- 1
Eric Floyd -- 1
Ray Allen -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1
Billy Cunningham -- 1
Bob McAdoo -- 1
Dominique Wilkins -- 1
Karl Malone -- 1
Vince Carter -- 1
Dirk Nowitzki -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Bob Cousy -- 1

60 point games (Playoffs)
Michael Jordan -- 1
Elgin Baylor -- 1

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30 point games (Finals)
Jerry West -- 31
Michael Jordan -- 23
Elgin Baylor -- 19
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 16
Shaquille O'Neal -- 16
Bob Pettit -- 14
Kobe Bryant -- 13
Rick Barry -- 8
Hakeem Olajuwon -- 8
John Havlicek -- 8
Sam Jones -- 8
George Mikan -- 7
Dwyane Wade -- 7
Larry Bird -- 5
Julius Erving -- 5
James Worthy -- 5
Tom Heinsohn -- 5
Cliff Hagan -- 5
Lebron James -- 5
Wilt Chamberlain -- 4
Allen Iverson -- 4
Clyde Drexler -- 4
Tim Duncan -- 4

40 point games (Finals)
Jerry West -- 10
Michael Jordan -- 6
Shaquille O'Neal -- 5
Elgin Baylor -- 5
Rick Barry -- 3
George Mikan -- 2
Dwyane Wade -- 2
Bob Pettit -- 2
John Havlicek -- 2
Allen Iverson -- 1
Wilt Chamberlain -- 1
Isiah Thomas -- 1
Magic Johnson -- 1
Charles Barkley -- 1
Russell Westbrook -- 1
Kobe Bryant -- 1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- 1
Cliff Hagan -- 1
James Worthy -- 1
Julius Erving -- 1

50 point games (Finals)
Elgin Baylor -- 1
Rick Barry -- 1
Michael Jordan -- 1
Jerry West -- 1
Bob Pettit -- 1

60 point games (Finals)
Elgin Baylor -- 1