Tom Boswell vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Tom Boswell 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

Tom Boswell

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boswell: 1975-76 to 1983-84
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boswell 1 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Tom Boswell 6 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Tom Boswell 4 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Boswell 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 7.7 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 4.7 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.6 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.4 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 2,821 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 1,709 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Tom Boswell 591 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Tom Boswell 142 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 111 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Tom Boswell 366 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .533 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell .545 * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .724 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 11.4 (1980) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 6.8 (1979) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 3.1 (1979) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 4.1 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 2.7 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.3 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 82 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 54 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Tom Boswell 25 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Tom Boswell 4 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 6 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Tom Boswell 20 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .559 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell - * Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .667 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 17.3 (1979) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 9.0 (1979) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 5.3 (1979) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 1.0 (1979) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 1.7 (1979) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.