Bill Cartwright vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Cartwright 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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Bill Cartwright 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Cartwright 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Bill Cartwright 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Bill Cartwright 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (1984) 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.