Wilt Chamberlain
- Seasons
- 1959-60 to 1972-73
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′1″
- Weight
- 275 lb
- Born
- Aug 21, 1936
- College
- Kansas
- Draft
- 1959, round 1, pick 3
2Championships
4MVP awards
10All-League teams
13All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 26.2
- True shooting
- .547
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 247.2
- WS per 48
- .248
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 25.0
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 4.42
- Finals appearances
- 6
League-leading seasons: 7 scoring, 11 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | PHW | 23 | 72 | 3,338 | 28.1 | .493 | .461 | – | 9.0 | 8.0 | 17.0 | .245 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | PHW | 24 | 79 | 3,773 | 27.8 | .519 | .509 | – | 12.3 | 6.5 | 18.8 | .240 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | PHW | 25 | 80 | 3,882 | 32.1 | .536 | .506 | – | 17.1 | 6.0 | 23.1 | .286 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | SFW | 26 | 80 | 3,806 | 31.8 | .550 | .528 | – | 16.0 | 5.0 | 20.9 | .264 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 27 | 80 | 3,689 | 31.6 | .537 | .524 | – | 14.4 | 10.6 | 25.0 | .325 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | 2+ teams | 28 | 73 | 3,301 | 28.6 | .513 | .510 | – | 9.6 | 5.5 | 15.1 | .220 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | PHI | 29 | 79 | 3,737 | 28.3 | .547 | .540 | – | 12.9 | 8.5 | 21.4 | .275 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 30 | 81 | 3,682 | 26.5 | .637 | .683 | – | 14.8 | 7.0 | 21.9 | .285 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 31 | 82 | 3,836 | 24.7 | .557 | .595 | – | 9.7 | 10.7 | 20.4 | .255 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 32 | 81 | 3,669 | 21.9 | .564 | .583 | – | 9.4 | 5.3 | 14.7 | .192 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 33 | 12 | 505 | 24.8 | .554 | .568 | – | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.3 | .221 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 34 | 82 | 3,630 | 20.3 | .558 | .545 | – | 8.2 | 4.5 | 12.6 | .167 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 35 | 82 | 3,469 | 18.5 | .610 | .649 | – | 7.9 | 7.9 | 15.8 | .219 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 36 | 82 | 3,542 | 19.1 | .689 | .727 | – | 10.7 | 7.5 | 18.2 | .247 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.