Wilt Chamberlain vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Otis Thorpe 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.

Otis Thorpe

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Otis Thorpe 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Otis Thorpe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Otis Thorpe 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Otis Thorpe 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Otis Thorpe 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Otis Thorpe 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Otis Thorpe 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Otis Thorpe 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 Otis Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.7

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.7 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)

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.