Mike Bibby vs. Wilt Chamberlain Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wilt Chamberlain and Mike Bibby, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Mike Bibby and Wilt Chamberlain both played 14 years in the NBA. Mike Bibby had the first of his seasons in 1998-99, while Wilt Chamberlain had his rookie season in 1959-60. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Mike Bibby 14 10 1998-99 to 2011-12
Wilt Chamberlain 14 13 1959-60 to 1972-73

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 1998-991959-60
Team Vancouver GrizzliesPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div Finals
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 50 35.2 13.2 0.6 2.1 2.7 6.5 1.6 0.1 2.9 2.4 5.2 12.1 .430 0.3 1.5 .203 2.5 3.4 .751
difference:+22+11.2+24.4+24.3+4.2-0.3+9.6+20.0+.031+5.5+10.4+.169
Wilt Chamberlain 72 46.4 37.6 - - 27.0 2.3 - - - 2.1 14.8 32.1 .461 - - - 8.0 13.8 .582
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby DNP------ --- ----------
Wilt Chamberlain 9 46.1 33.2 - - 25.8 2.1 - - - 1.9 13.9 28.0 .496 - - - 5.4 12.2 .445

Season 2

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 1999-001960-61
Team Vancouver GrizzliesPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 82 38.5 14.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 8.1 1.6 0.2 3.0 2.1 5.6 12.6 .445 0.9 2.6 .363 2.4 3.0 .780
difference:+3+9.3+23.9+23.5+6.2-0.5+10.2+18.5+.064+4.3+10.3+.276
Wilt Chamberlain 79 47.8 38.4 - - 27.2 1.9 - - - 1.6 15.8 31.1 .509 - - - 6.7 13.3 .504
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby DNP------ --- ----------
Wilt Chamberlain 3 48.0 37.0 - - 23.0 2.0 - - - 3.3 15.0 32.0 .469 - - - 7.0 12.7 .553

Season 3

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2000-011961-62
Team Vancouver GrizzliesPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 82 38.9 15.9 0.6 3.1 3.7 8.4 1.3 0.1 3.0 1.8 6.4 14.1 .454 1.3 3.5 .379 1.7 2.3 .761
difference:+2+9.6+34.5+22.0+6.0-0.3+13.6+25.4+.052+8.7+14.7+.148
Wilt Chamberlain 80 48.5 50.4 - - 25.7 2.4 - - - 1.5 20.0 39.5 .506 - - - 10.4 17.0 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby DNP------ --- ----------
Wilt Chamberlain 12 48.0 35.0 - - 26.6 3.1 - - - 2.3 13.5 28.9 .467 - - - 8.0 12.6 .636

Season 4

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2001-021962-63
Team Sacramento KingsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 80 33.2 13.7 0.5 2.3 2.8 5.0 1.1 0.2 1.7 1.7 5.6 12.3 .453 0.6 1.7 .370 1.9 2.4 .803
difference:+14.4+31.1+21.5+1.6+12.7+22.3+.075+6.4+11.5+.210
Wilt Chamberlain 80 47.6 44.8 - - 24.3 3.4 - - - 1.7 18.3 34.6 .528 - - - 8.3 13.9 .593
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 16 41.3 20.3 0.9 2.9 3.8 5.0 1.4 0.2 2.3 1.9 7.1 16.1 .444 1.6 3.7 .424 4.4 5.4 .826
Wilt Chamberlain DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2002-031963-64
Team Sacramento KingsSan Francisco Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisWarriors Lost NBA Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 55 33.4 15.9 0.6 2.1 2.7 5.2 1.3 0.1 2.3 1.7 6.0 12.7 .470 1.0 2.5 .409 2.9 3.4 .861
difference:+25+12.7+21.0+19.6+0.2-0.6+9.1+16.0+.054+3.9+9.3+.330
Wilt Chamberlain 80 46.1 36.9 - - 22.3 5.0 - - - 2.3 15.1 28.7 .524 - - - 6.8 12.7 .531
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 12 33.5 12.7 0.7 1.9 2.6 5.0 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.6 4.8 11.3 .422 0.9 3.3 .282 2.3 2.8 .794
difference:+13.0+22.0+22.6+1.7-0.3+9.8+15.5+.121+3.2+8.8+.319
Wilt Chamberlain 12 46.5 34.7 - - 25.2 3.3 - - - 2.3 14.6 26.8 .543 - - - 5.5 11.6 .475

Season 6

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2003-041964-65
Team Sacramento KingsSan Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Div Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 82 36.3 18.4 0.8 2.6 3.4 5.4 1.4 0.2 2.1 1.8 6.4 14.3 .450 1.8 4.6 .392 3.7 4.5 .815
difference:+9+8.9+16.3+19.5+2.0-0.2+8.2+14.2+.060+1.9+7.6+.351
Wilt Chamberlain 73 45.2 34.7 - - 22.9 3.4 - - - 2.0 14.6 28.5 .510 - - - 5.6 12.1 .464
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 12 41.7 20.0 0.8 3.4 4.2 7.0 1.9 0.4 2.9 3.3 7.0 16.3 .429 2.0 4.6 .436 4.0 4.6 .873
difference:+1+7.0+9.3+23.0+2.6-0.7+4.2+4.8+.101+2.9+7.8+.314
Wilt Chamberlain 11 48.7 29.3 - - 27.2 4.4 - - - 2.6 11.2 21.1 .530 - - - 6.9 12.4 .559

Season 7

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2004-051965-66
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Div Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 80 38.6 19.6 1.0 3.2 4.2 6.8 1.6 0.4 2.5 2.4 7.0 15.8 .443 1.6 4.6 .360 4.0 5.2 .775
difference:+1+8.7+13.9+20.4+1.6-0.2+6.6+9.4+.097+2.3+7.2+.262
Wilt Chamberlain 79 47.3 33.5 - - 24.6 5.2 - - - 2.2 13.6 25.2 .540 - - - 6.3 12.4 .513
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 5 40.4 19.6 1.0 3.4 4.4 6.6 1.4 0.4 2.6 2.2 7.2 18.4 .391 1.0 4.6 .217 4.2 5.4 .778
difference:+7.6+8.4+25.8+3.6-0.2+4.0+3.6+.118+1.4+8.2+.366
Wilt Chamberlain 5 48.0 28.0 - - 30.2 3.0 - - - 2.0 11.2 22.0 .509 - - - 5.6 13.6 .412

Season 8

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2005-061966-67
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 82 38.6 21.1 0.4 2.6 2.9 5.4 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.1 7.3 16.9 .432 2.3 6.1 .386 4.2 4.9 .849
difference:+1+6.9+3.0+21.3+2.4-0.3+2.4+2.7+.251+0.6+5.9+.408
Wilt Chamberlain 81 45.5 24.1 - - 24.2 7.8 - - - 1.8 9.7 14.2 .683 - - - 4.8 10.8 .441
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 6 42.5 16.7 1.0 2.8 3.8 5.2 1.5 0.0 3.0 2.8 5.3 15.3 .348 1.5 4.3 .346 4.5 5.0 .900
difference:+9+5.4+5.0+25.3+3.8-0.3+3.5+0.1+.231+0.4+5.7+.512
Wilt Chamberlain 15 47.9 21.7 - - 29.1 9.0 - - - 2.5 8.8 15.2 .579 - - - 4.1 10.7 .388

Season 9

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2006-071967-68
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div Finals
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 82 34.0 17.1 0.5 2.7 3.2 4.7 1.1 0.1 2.4 1.7 5.7 14.2 .404 2.1 5.9 .360 3.5 4.2 .830
difference:+12.8+7.2+20.6+3.9-0.3+4.3+2.6+.191+0.8+7.2+.450
Wilt Chamberlain 82 46.8 24.3 - - 23.8 8.6 - - - 2.0 10.0 16.8 .595 - - - 4.3 11.4 .380
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby DNP------ --- ----------
Wilt Chamberlain 13 48.5 23.7 - - 24.7 6.5 - - - 2.2 9.5 17.8 .534 - - - 4.6 12.2 .380

Season 10

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2007-081968-69
Team Atlanta Hawks, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost NBA Finals
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 48 32.8 13.9 0.3 3.0 3.3 6.0 1.1 0.1 2.5 2.0 5.2 12.6 .411 1.9 5.2 .375 1.6 2.1 .780
difference:+33+12.5+6.6+17.8+1.5-0.2+2.7+1.0+.172+3.1+8.5+.334
Wilt Chamberlain 81 45.3 20.5 - - 21.1 4.5 - - - 1.8 7.9 13.6 .583 - - - 4.7 10.6 .446
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 7 36.0 10.3 0.4 2.7 3.1 3.1 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.7 3.1 9.3 .338 1.0 3.4 .292 3.0 4.6 .656
difference:+11+10.2+3.6+21.6+0.5-1.4+2.2+0.5+.207+0.2+3.6+.264
Wilt Chamberlain 18 46.2 13.9 - - 24.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.3 9.8 .545 - - - 3.2 8.2 .392

Season 11

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2008-091969-70
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost NBA Finals
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 79 34.7 14.9 0.5 3.0 3.5 5.0 1.2 0.1 1.6 1.8 5.5 12.7 .435 2.1 5.4 .390 1.7 2.2 .789
difference:+67+7.4+12.4+14.9+0.9-0.8+5.3+6.2+.133+4.1+10.9+.343
Wilt Chamberlain 12 42.1 27.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.6 10.8 18.9 .568 - - - 5.8 13.1 .446
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 11 35.5 13.2 0.5 2.8 3.4 4.2 0.9 0.2 2.2 3.1 4.5 9.6 .462 2.4 4.4 .542 1.9 2.0 .955
difference:+7+11.8+8.9+18.8+0.3-0.8+4.3+6.4+.087+2.7+9.2+.549
Wilt Chamberlain 18 47.3 22.1 - - 22.2 4.5 - - - 2.3 8.8 16.0 .549 - - - 4.6 11.2 .406

Season 12

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2009-101970-71
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 80 27.4 9.1 0.3 2.1 2.3 3.9 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.0 3.4 8.1 .416 1.6 4.1 .389 0.9 1.0 .861
difference:+2+16.9+11.6+15.9+0.4-0.1+4.7+6.9+.129+3.5+7.2+.323
Wilt Chamberlain 82 44.3 20.7 - - 18.2 4.3 - - - 2.1 8.1 15.0 .545 - - - 4.4 8.2 .538
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 11 26.5 8.5 0.5 2.1 2.5 2.5 0.8 0.0 1.1 2.4 3.3 7.3 .450 1.3 3.1 .412 0.6 0.9 .700
difference:+1+19.7+9.8+17.7+1.9-0.4+3.8+8.3+.005+3.6+7.2+.185
Wilt Chamberlain 12 46.2 18.3 - - 20.2 4.4 - - - 2.8 7.1 15.6 .455 - - - 4.2 8.1 .515

Season 13

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2010-111971-72
Team Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards, Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 80 28.6 8.6 0.2 2.2 2.4 3.3 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.2 3.1 7.2 .431 1.9 4.4 .440 0.5 0.8 .629
difference:+2+13.7+6.2+16.8+0.7-0.2+2.9+2.1+.218+2.2+5.6+.207
Wilt Chamberlain 82 42.3 14.8 - - 19.2 4.0 - - - 2.4 6.0 9.3 .649 - - - 2.7 6.4 .422
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 20 20.8 3.7 0.3 1.6 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.4 4.8 .281 0.9 3.3 .258 0.1 0.2 .500
difference:+5+26.1+11.0+19.2+2.1-1.6+3.9+4.7+.282+3.9+7.9+.008
Wilt Chamberlain 15 46.9 14.7 - - 21.0 3.3 - - - 3.1 5.3 9.5 .563 - - - 4.0 8.1 .492

Season 14

Mike Bibby Wilt Chamberlain
Season 2011-121972-73
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost NBA Finals
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14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 39 14.3 2.6 0.1 1.4 1.5 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.9 3.2 .282 0.7 2.2 .318 0.2 0.2 .750
difference:+43+28.9+10.6+17.1+2.4-1.1+4.3+3.9+.445+2.6+5.3+.240
Wilt Chamberlain 82 43.2 13.2 - - 18.6 4.5 - - - 2.3 5.2 7.1 .727 - - - 2.8 5.5 .510
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mike Bibby 5 23.6 5.4 0.6 3.6 4.2 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.4 1.8 4.6 .391 1.4 3.4 .412 0.4 0.6 .667
difference:+12+23.5+5.0+18.3+0.9-1.4+2.0+2.2+.161+2.5+5.2+.167
Wilt Chamberlain 17 47.1 10.4 - - 22.5 3.5 - - - 2.8 3.8 6.8 .552 - - - 2.9 5.8 .500