Wilt Chamberlain vs. John Mahnken Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Mahnken and Wilt Chamberlain that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

John Mahnken

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
John Mahnken: 1946-47 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 John Mahnken 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 John Mahnken 7

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 John Mahnken 4

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 John Mahnken 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 John Mahnken 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * John Mahnken 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 John Mahnken 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 John Mahnken 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * John Mahnken 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 John Mahnken 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 John Mahnken 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 John Mahnken 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 John Mahnken 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 John Mahnken 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 John Mahnken 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 John Mahnken 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 John Mahnken 1.3

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 John Mahnken 2,388

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 John Mahnken 533 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 John Mahnken 539

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 John Mahnken 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 John Mahnken .272

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 John Mahnken .650

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) John Mahnken 9.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) John Mahnken 3.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) John Mahnken 2.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 John Mahnken 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 John Mahnken 3.3 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 John Mahnken 1.1

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 John Mahnken 78

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 John Mahnken 40 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 John Mahnken 19

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 John Mahnken 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 John Mahnken .211

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 John Mahnken .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) John Mahnken 10.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) John Mahnken 3.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) John Mahnken 3.0 (1951)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Mahnken - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.