Matt Barnes vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Matt Barnes 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

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.