Rick Brunson vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Brunson 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

Rick Brunson

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.