Thurl Bailey vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Thurl Bailey 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) 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.