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Wilt Chamberlain

“Wilt the stilt, The big Dipper”

Career (regular season)

GP
1,045
PTS
30.1
REB
22.9
AST
4.4

Personal details

Position
Center
Height and weight
2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) · 113 kg (249 lb)
Born
August 21, 1936
Died
† October 12, 1999 (aged 63)
Birthplace
Filadelfia, Estados Unidos
School / club
Kansas
Draft
1959
NBA career
1959-1972 · 14 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1959-60 PHW 72 2,707 1,941 168 3,338 — — — 46.1 — 58.2
1960-61 PHW 79 3,033 2,149 148 3,773 — — — 50.9 — 50.4
1961-62 PHW 80 4,029 2,052 192 3,882 — — — 50.6 — 61.3
1962-63 SFW 80 3,586 1,946 275 3,806 — — — 52.8 — 59.3
1963-64 SFW 80 2,948 1,787 403 3,689 — — — 52.4 — 53.1
1964-65 PHI 35 1,054 780 133 1,558 — — — 52.8 — 52.6
1964-65 SFW 38 1,480 893 117 1,743 — — — 49.9 — 41.6
1964-65 TOT 73 2,534 1,673 250 3,301 — — — 51.0 — 46.4
1965-66 PHI 79 2,649 1,943 414 3,737 — — — 54.0 — 51.3
1966-67 PHI 81 1,956 1,957 630 3,682 — — — 68.3 — 44.1
1967-68 PHI 82 1,992 1,952 702 3,836 — — — 59.5 — 38.0
1968-69 LAL 81 1,664 1,712 366 3,669 — — — 58.3 — 44.6
1969-70 LAL 12 328 221 49 505 — — — 56.8 — 44.6
1970-71 LAL 82 1,696 1,493 352 3,630 — — — 54.5 — 53.8
1971-72 LAL 82 1,213 1,572 329 3,469 — — — 64.9 — 42.2
1972-73 LAL 82 1,084 1,526 365 3,542 — — — 72.7 — 51.0
Career 1,045 31,419 23,924 4,643 47,859 — — — 54.0 — 51.1

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1959-60 PHW 9 299 232 19 415 — — — 49.6 — 44.5
1960-61 PHW 3 111 69 6 144 — — — 46.9 — 55.3
1961-62 PHW 12 420 319 37 576 — — — 46.7 — 63.6
1963-64 SFW 12 416 302 39 558 — — — 54.3 — 47.5
1964-65 PHI 11 322 299 48 536 — — — 53.0 — 55.9
1965-66 PHI 5 140 151 15 240 — — — 50.9 — 41.2
1966-67 PHI 15 326 437 135 718 — — — 57.9 — 38.8
1967-68 PHI 13 308 321 85 631 — — — 53.4 — 38.0
1968-69 LAL 18 250 444 46 832 — — — 54.5 — 39.2
1969-70 LAL 18 398 399 81 851 — — — 54.9 — 40.6
1970-71 LAL 12 220 242 53 554 — — — 45.5 — 51.5
1971-72 LAL 15 220 315 49 703 — — — 56.3 — 49.2
1972-73 LAL 17 177 383 60 801 — — — 55.2 — 50.0
Career 160 3,607 3,913 673 7,559 — — — 52.2 — 46.5

TOT: season total across all the teams he played for.

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 1979 (as a player)
  • NBA champion (2): 1966-67, 1971-72
  • Most Valuable Player (4): 1959-60, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68
  • Finals MVP: 1971-72
  • Rookie of the Year: 1959-60
  • All-Star Game MVP: 1959-60
  • All-NBA First Team (7): 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68
  • All-NBA Second Team (3): 1962-63, 1964-65, 1971-72
  • All-Defensive First Team (2): 1971-72, 1972-73
  • 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996): 1996-97
  • Scoring leader (7): 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66
  • Rebounding leader (11): 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73
  • Assists leader: 1967-68
  • Field goal percentage leader (9): 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1972-73
  • All-Star (13): 1960 (starter), 1961 (starter), 1962 (starter), 1963 (starter), 1964, 1965 (starter), 1966 (starter), 1967 (starter), 1968 (starter), 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973 (starter)

Championship rings (2)

  • Drawing of the Philadelphia 76ers championship ring, 1966-6719671966-67

    Maker: Balfour

    Se conserva un modelo de muestra del fabricante, con el punzón «BALFOUR» y su caja original.

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    Philadelphia 76ers

  • Drawing of the Los Angeles Lakers championship ring, 1971-7219721971-72

    Maker: Balfour

    Oro de 14 quilates con un diamante real engastado en un balón de baloncesto; punzón de Balfour (ejemplar del entrenador K.C. Jones, según la casa de subastas).

    Description source

    Los Angeles Lakers

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Retired number

  • Golden State Warriors: No. 13 (1959-1965 with the team)
  • Philadelphia 76ers: No. 13 (1965-1968 with the team)
  • Los Angeles Lakers: No. 13 (1968-1973 with the team)

Transactions

  1. · Trade

    The San Francisco Warriors traded Wilt Chamberlain to the Philadelphia 76ers for Connie Dierking, Paul Neumann, Lee Shaffer and cash.

  2. · Trade

    The Philadelphia 76ers traded Wilt Chamberlain to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jerry Chambers, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff.

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