John Battle vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year John Battle 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals John Battle 273 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games John Battle 612 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists John Battle 80 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals John Battle 13 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games John Battle 55 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.