Wilt Chamberlain vs. John Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Long 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 Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
John Long: 1978-79 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 John Long 1

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 John Long 14

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 John Long 5

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 John Long 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 John Long 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * John Long 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 John Long 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 John Long 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 John Long 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 John Long 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 John Long 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 John Long 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 John Long 2.8

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 John Long 1.9

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 1.0

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 John Long 12,131

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 John Long 2,492

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 John Long 1,738

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 912

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 180

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 John Long 893

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 John Long .467

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long .322 *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 John Long .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) John Long 21.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) John Long 4.9 (1980)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) John Long 3.2 (1987)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 1.9 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 0.4 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 John Long 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 John Long 1.5

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 John Long 1.0

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 1.2

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 John Long 223

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 John Long 35

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 John Long 24

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 28

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 2

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 John Long 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 John Long .399

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long .182 *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 John Long .959

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) John Long 12.4 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) John Long 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) John Long 2.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 1.6 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** John Long 0.2 (1985)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.