Junior Burrough vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Junior Burrough 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

Junior Burrough

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Junior Burrough: 1995-96 to 1995-96
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Junior Burrough 1 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Burrough 3.1 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough 1.8 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Burrough 189 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Junior Burrough 109 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Junior Burrough 15 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Junior Burrough 15 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Junior Burrough 10 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Junior Burrough 61 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Burrough .376 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Burrough .656 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Burrough 3.1 (1996) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough 1.8 (1996) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 (1996) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 (1996) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough 0.2 (1996) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Junior Burrough 0 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Junior Burrough - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Burrough - 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.