Barney Cable vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Barney Cable 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

Barney Cable

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Barney Cable: 1958-59 to 1963-64
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Barney Cable 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Barney Cable 6 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Barney Cable 2 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Barney Cable 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Barney Cable 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Barney Cable 0 * Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Barney Cable 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Barney Cable 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Barney Cable 0 * Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Barney Cable 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Barney Cable 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Barney Cable 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Barney Cable 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Barney Cable 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.6 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 5.2 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.1 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 2,372 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 1,884 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Barney Cable 381 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Barney Cable 362 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .420 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .665 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 10.9 (1962) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.4 (1962) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.7 (1962) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.9 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.1 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.7 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 76 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 89 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Barney Cable 8 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Barney Cable 11 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .392 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .560 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 7.8 (1961) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 9.3 (1960) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.9 (1961) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** 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.