Wilt Chamberlain vs. Dick McGuire Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick McGuire 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.

Dick McGuire

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Dick McGuire: 1949-50 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Dick McGuire 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Dick McGuire 11

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Dick McGuire 9

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Dick McGuire 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Dick McGuire 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Dick McGuire 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Dick McGuire 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Dick McGuire 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Dick McGuire 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Dick McGuire 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Dick McGuire 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Dick McGuire 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Dick McGuire 1

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Dick McGuire 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 Dick McGuire 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Dick McGuire 4.2 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Dick McGuire 5.7

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Dick McGuire 5,921

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Dick McGuire 2,784 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Dick McGuire 4,205

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Dick McGuire 738

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Dick McGuire .389

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Dick McGuire .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Dick McGuire 9.2 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Dick McGuire 5.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Dick McGuire 7.6 (1955)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Dick McGuire 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Dick McGuire 4.9 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Dick McGuire 5.6

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Dick McGuire 521

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Dick McGuire 284 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Dick McGuire 350

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Dick McGuire 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Dick McGuire .410

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Dick McGuire .593

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Dick McGuire 15.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Dick McGuire 5.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Dick McGuire 6.4 (1952)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Dick McGuire - 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.