Wilt Chamberlain vs. Ed Macauley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Macauley and Wilt Chamberlain that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain:
1959-60 to 1972-73
Ed Macauley:
1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

Wilt Chamberlain2
Ed Macauley1
Wilt Chamberlain14
Ed Macauley10
Wilt Chamberlain13
Ed Macauley8
Wilt Chamberlain13
Ed Macauley7

Honors and Awards

Wilt Chamberlain4
Ed Macauley0
*
Wilt Chamberlain1 *
Ed Macauley0
*
Wilt Chamberlain7
Ed Macauley3
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Wilt Chamberlain10
Ed Macauley4
Wilt Chamberlain2 *
Ed Macauley0
*
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Wilt Chamberlain2
Ed Macauley0
Wilt Chamberlain7
Ed Macauley0
Wilt Chamberlain11
Ed Macauley0
*
Wilt Chamberlain1
Ed Macauley0
Wilt Chamberlain1
Ed Macauley0
*
* 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

Wilt Chamberlain 30.1
Ed Macauley 17.5

Wilt Chamberlain 22.9
Ed Macauley 7.5

*
Wilt Chamberlain 4.4
Ed Macauley 3.2

Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **
Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **

Totals Stats

Wilt Chamberlain 31,419
Ed Macauley 11,234

Wilt Chamberlain 23,924
Ed Macauley 4,325

*
Wilt Chamberlain 4,643
Ed Macauley 2,079

Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **
Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **
Wilt Chamberlain 1,045
Ed Macauley 641

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Wilt Chamberlain .540
Ed Macauley .436

3-Point Percentage
Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Wilt Chamberlain .511
Ed Macauley .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Wilt Chamberlain 50.4
(1962)
Ed Macauley 20.4
(1951)

Wilt Chamberlain 27.2
(1961)
Ed Macauley 9.1
(1953)

*
Wilt Chamberlain 8.6
(1968)
Ed Macauley 4.1
(1953)

Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **
Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Wilt Chamberlain 22.5
Ed Macauley 13.8

Wilt Chamberlain 24.5
Ed Macauley 6.8

*
Wilt Chamberlain 4.2
Ed Macauley 2.9

Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **
Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **

Totals Stats

Wilt Chamberlain 3,607
Ed Macauley 648

Wilt Chamberlain 3,913
Ed Macauley 321

*
Wilt Chamberlain 673
Ed Macauley 138

Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **
Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **
Wilt Chamberlain 160
Ed Macauley 47

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Wilt Chamberlain .522
Ed Macauley .437

3-Point Percentage
Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Wilt Chamberlain .465
Ed Macauley .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Wilt Chamberlain 37.0
(1961)
Ed Macauley 23.3
(1952)

Wilt Chamberlain 30.2
(1966)
Ed Macauley 11.0
(1952)

*
Wilt Chamberlain 9.0
(1967)
Ed Macauley 4.6
(1955)

Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

n/a **
Wilt Chamberlain -
n/a **
Ed Macauley -

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.