Wilt Chamberlain vs. Gene Vance Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Vance 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.

Gene Vance

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Gene Vance 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Gene Vance 5

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Gene Vance 3

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Gene Vance 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Gene Vance 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Gene Vance 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Gene Vance 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Gene Vance 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Gene Vance 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Gene Vance 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Gene Vance 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Gene Vance 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Gene Vance 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Gene Vance 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 Gene Vance 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Gene Vance 3.0 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Gene Vance 2.3

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Gene Vance 1,445

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Gene Vance 109 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Gene Vance 403

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Gene Vance 175

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Gene Vance .315

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Gene Vance .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Gene Vance 10.3 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Gene Vance 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Gene Vance 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Gene Vance 1.7

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Gene Vance 87

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Gene Vance 0 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Gene Vance 17

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Gene Vance 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Gene Vance .242

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Gene Vance .697

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Gene Vance 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Gene Vance - *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Gene Vance 3.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Gene Vance - 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.