Wilt Chamberlain vs. Kelly Tripucka Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelly Tripucka 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.

Kelly Tripucka

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Kelly Tripucka: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Kelly Tripucka 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Kelly Tripucka 10

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Kelly Tripucka 5

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Kelly Tripucka 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Kelly Tripucka 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Kelly Tripucka 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Kelly Tripucka 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Kelly Tripucka 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Kelly Tripucka 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Kelly Tripucka 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Kelly Tripucka 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Kelly Tripucka 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 Kelly Tripucka 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Kelly Tripucka 3.8

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Kelly Tripucka 3.0

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 1.0

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Kelly Tripucka 12,142

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Kelly Tripucka 2,703

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Kelly Tripucka 2,090

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 678

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 137

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Kelly Tripucka 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Kelly Tripucka .473

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka .361

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Kelly Tripucka .849

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Kelly Tripucka 26.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Kelly Tripucka 5.4 (1982)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Kelly Tripucka 4.1 (1983)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 1.2 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Kelly Tripucka 15.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Kelly Tripucka 3.7

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Kelly Tripucka 2.3

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.9

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Kelly Tripucka 391

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Kelly Tripucka 93

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Kelly Tripucka 57

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 22

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 5

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Kelly Tripucka 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Kelly Tripucka .462

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka .000

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Kelly Tripucka .856

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Kelly Tripucka 27.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Kelly Tripucka 5.8 (1986)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Kelly Tripucka 3.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 2.2 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Kelly Tripucka 0.5 (1986)

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.