Wilt Chamberlain vs. Elmer Gainer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmer Gainer 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.

Elmer Gainer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Elmer Gainer: 1947-48 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Elmer Gainer 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Elmer Gainer 2

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Elmer Gainer 0

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Elmer Gainer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Elmer Gainer 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Elmer Gainer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Elmer Gainer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Elmer Gainer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Elmer Gainer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Elmer Gainer 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Elmer Gainer 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Elmer Gainer 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Elmer Gainer 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Elmer Gainer 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 Elmer Gainer 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Elmer Gainer 0.5

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Elmer Gainer 29

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Elmer Gainer 10

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Elmer Gainer 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Elmer Gainer .227

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Elmer Gainer .643

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Elmer Gainer 1.6 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Elmer Gainer 0.6 (1948)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Elmer Gainer -

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Elmer Gainer -

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Elmer Gainer -

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Elmer Gainer -

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Elmer Gainer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Elmer Gainer -

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Elmer Gainer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Elmer Gainer -

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Elmer Gainer -

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Elmer Gainer - n/a **

Notes: ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.