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Retired#13Center1959–1972#8 all-time in points

Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain scored 31,419 points in 1,045 games, 8th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1961-62 at 50.4 points a game. He earned 13 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight7′ 1″ / 250 lb
Age90
PositionCenter
BornAug 21, 1936
HometownPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Experience1959–1972
CollegeUniversity of Kansas
Draft1959 · round null, pick null
High schoolOverbrook High School Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
TeamsPhiladelphia Warriors 1959–1961San Francisco Warriors 1962–1964PHL 1964–1967Los Angeles Lakers 1968–1972
Career points
31,419
1,045 games · 30.1 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#8
Also 86th in assists, 1st in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1959–1972. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1972-73.

1972-73 season

LAL · 82 games
Points1,08413.2 per game
Rebounds18.61,526 total
Assists4.5365 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

13 badges earned
3Unicorn
5Rare Air
5Legend
  • ×4UnicornSeasonMVP award1959-60, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68
  • UnicornCareerMultiple MVPs4 MVP awards
  • UnicornCareer30,000 points31,419 points
  • ×7Rare AirSeason30 points per game1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64 +2 more
  • ×10Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64 +5 more
  • Rare AirCareer20,000 points31,419 points
  • Rare AirCareer10,000 rebounds23,924 rebounds
  • Rare AirCareerFinals MVP1971-72
  • ×13LegendSeasonAll-Star1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64 +8 more
  • ×11LegendSeason20-10 season1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64 +6 more
  • LegendCareer10,000 points31,419 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring2 rings · 1966-67, 1971-72
  • LegendCareerRookie of the Year1959-60

Wilt Chamberlain career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1961-62 · 50.4 points per game

Wilt Chamberlain milestones

Career · regular season
31,419 career points
Retired 8th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points31,419Past 30,000 · 8th all-time
Rebounds23,924Past 12,500 · 1st all-time
Assists4,643Past 2,500 · 86th all-time

Wilt Chamberlain career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Wilt Chamberlain stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1972-73LAL821,08413.218.64.5.727—.510————
1971-72LAL821,21314.819.24.0.649—.422————
1970-71LAL821,69620.718.24.3.545—.538————
1969-70LAL1232827.318.44.1.568—.446————
1968-69LAL811,66420.521.14.5.583—.446————
1967-68PHL821,99224.323.88.6.595—.380————
1966-67PHL811,95624.124.27.8.683—.441————
1965-66PHL792,64933.524.65.2.540—.513————
1964-65PHL/SFW732,53434.722.93.4.510—.464————
1963-64SFW802,94836.922.35.0.524—.531————
1962-63SFW803,58644.824.33.4.528—.593————
1961-62PHW804,02950.425.62.4.506—.613————
1960-61PHW793,03338.427.21.9.509—.504————
1959-60PHW722,70737.627.02.3.461—.582————
Career14 seasons1,04531,41930.122.94.4.540—.5110——0

Wilt Chamberlain splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
81%
Threes
0%
Free throws
19%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Wilt Chamberlain facts
How many career points did Wilt Chamberlain score?

Wilt Chamberlain scored 31,419 career regular-season points in 1,045 games, 30.1 per game, which ranks 8th all-time.

What was Wilt Chamberlain’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1961-62 with PHW: 50.4 points, 25.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

Where is Wilt Chamberlain from?

Wilt Chamberlain is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played high school ball at Overbrook High School in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. He played college ball at University of Kansas.

What teams did Wilt Chamberlain play for?

Philadelphia Warriors (1959–1961); San Francisco Warriors (1962–1964); PHL (1964–1967); Los Angeles Lakers (1968–1972).