Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) 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.