Wilt Chamberlain vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Notes: ** 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.