Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bud Grant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bud Grant 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.

Bud Grant

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Bud Grant 1

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Bud Grant 2

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Bud Grant 2

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Bud Grant 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Bud Grant 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Bud Grant 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Bud Grant 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Bud Grant 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Bud Grant 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Bud Grant 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Bud Grant 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Bud Grant 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Bud Grant 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Bud Grant 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 Bud Grant 2.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Bud Grant 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Bud Grant 0.9

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Bud Grant 249

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Bud Grant 115 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Bud Grant 90

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Bud Grant 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Bud Grant .318

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Bud Grant .590

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Bud Grant 2.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Bud Grant 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Bud Grant 1.2 (1951)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Bud Grant 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Bud Grant 0.8 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Bud Grant 0.4

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Bud Grant 54

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Bud Grant 5 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Bud Grant 7

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Bud Grant 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Bud Grant .393

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Bud Grant .588

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Bud Grant 3.9 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Bud Grant 0.8 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Bud Grant 0.6 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Bud Grant - 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.