Howard Carter vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Howard Carter 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (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.