David Burns vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and David Burns 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

David Burns

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists David Burns 15 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals David Burns 3 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games David Burns 9 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games David Burns 0 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game David Burns - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns - 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.