Wilt Chamberlain vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Joe Fulks 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Joe Fulks 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Joe Fulks 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Joe Fulks 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Joe Fulks 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Joe Fulks 1

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Joe Fulks 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Joe Fulks 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Joe Fulks 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 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Joe Fulks - 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.