Wilt Chamberlain vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Herm Gilliam 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Herm Gilliam 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Herm Gilliam 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Herm Gilliam 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Herm Gilliam 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Herm Gilliam 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Herm Gilliam 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Herm Gilliam 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.