Wilt Chamberlain vs. Red Wallace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Wallace 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Red Wallace: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Red Wallace 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Red Wallace 1

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Red Wallace 0

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Red Wallace 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Red Wallace 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Red Wallace 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Red Wallace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Red Wallace 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Red Wallace 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Red Wallace 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Red Wallace 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Red Wallace 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Red Wallace 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Red Wallace 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 Red Wallace 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Red Wallace - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Red Wallace 1.0

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Red Wallace 556

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Red Wallace 58

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Red Wallace 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Red Wallace .278

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Red Wallace .541

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Red Wallace 9.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Red Wallace - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Red Wallace 1.0 (1947)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Red Wallace -

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Red Wallace - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Red Wallace -

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Red Wallace -

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Red Wallace -

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Red Wallace 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Red Wallace -

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Red Wallace -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Red Wallace -

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Red Wallace - n/a **

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Red Wallace -

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Wallace - 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.