Wilt Chamberlain vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Gene James 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Gene James 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Gene James 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Gene James 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Gene James 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Gene James 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Gene James 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Gene James 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Gene James 95

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Gene James 2

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene James - 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.