Wilt Chamberlain vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Alex Groza 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Alex Groza 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Alex Groza 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Alex Groza 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Alex Groza 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Alex Groza 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Alex Groza 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Alex Groza 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Alex Groza 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.