Wilt Chamberlain vs. Herm Schaefer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Schaefer 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 Schaefer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Herm Schaefer 2

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Herm Schaefer 2

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Herm Schaefer 2

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Herm Schaefer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Herm Schaefer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Herm Schaefer 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Herm Schaefer 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Herm Schaefer 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Herm Schaefer 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Herm Schaefer 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 Herm Schaefer 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Herm Schaefer 3.2

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Herm Schaefer 932

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Herm Schaefer 388

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Herm Schaefer 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Herm Schaefer .379

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

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Herm Schaefer .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Herm Schaefer 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Herm Schaefer 2.1

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Herm Schaefer 175

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Herm Schaefer 47

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Herm Schaefer 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Herm Schaefer .438

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

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Herm Schaefer .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - 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.