Wilt Chamberlain vs. Jerome Kersey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Kersey 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.

Jerome Kersey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Jerome Kersey: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Jerome Kersey 1

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Jerome Kersey 17

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Jerome Kersey 15

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Jerome Kersey 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Jerome Kersey 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Jerome Kersey 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Jerome Kersey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Jerome Kersey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Jerome Kersey 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Jerome Kersey 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Jerome Kersey 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Jerome Kersey 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Jerome Kersey 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Jerome Kersey 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 Jerome Kersey 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Jerome Kersey 5.5

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Jerome Kersey 1.9

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1.2

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Jerome Kersey 11,825

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Jerome Kersey 6,339

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Jerome Kersey 2,134

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1,439

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 799

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Jerome Kersey 1,153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Jerome Kersey .465

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey .201

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Jerome Kersey .690

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Jerome Kersey 19.2 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Jerome Kersey 8.4 (1990)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Jerome Kersey 3.2 (1989)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1.8 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Jerome Kersey 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Jerome Kersey 5.7

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Jerome Kersey 1.8

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1.3

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Jerome Kersey 1,557

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Jerome Kersey 717

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Jerome Kersey 233

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 168

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 80

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Jerome Kersey 126

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Jerome Kersey .469

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey .095

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Jerome Kersey .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Jerome Kersey 20.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Jerome Kersey 8.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Jerome Kersey 3.6 (1992)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 3.3 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jerome Kersey 1.0 (1998)

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.