Jim Ard vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Jim Ard 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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.