Stephon Castle vs. Wilt Chamberlain Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wilt Chamberlain and Stephon Castle, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Stephon Castle played 2 years in the NBA, 12 less than Wilt Chamberlain, who played 14. Stephon Castle had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 2 | 0 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 14 | 13 | 1959-60 to 1972-73 |
Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Wilt Chamberlain | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1959-60 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Season MVP |
| - | All-NBA First Team | |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| - | Scoring Leader | |
| - | Rebounds Leader | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| - | All-Star Game MVP | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Warriors Lost East Div Finals |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +9 | +19.7 | +22.9 | +23.3 | +1.8 | -0.1 | +9.6 | +19.9 | +.033 | +4.9 | +9.6 | +.142 | ||||||||
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 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 |
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| Stephon Castle | Wilt Chamberlain | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1960-61 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Philadelphia Warriors |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA First Team |
| - | Scoring Leader | |
| - | Rebounds Leader | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Warriors Lost East Div Semis |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 5 | 31.6 | 18.8 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 11.6 | .534 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .333 | 5.0 | 8.4 | .595 |
| difference: | +74 | +16.2 | +19.6 | +21.2 | +3.5 | -1.2 | +9.6 | +19.5 | +.025 | +1.7 | +4.9 | +.091 | ||||||||
| 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 | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 3 | 48.0 | 37.0 | - | - | 23.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - | 3.3 | 15.0 | 32.0 | .469 | - | - | - | 7.0 | 12.7 | .553 |
Additional Years |
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* Wilt Chamberlain played 12 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 14, from 1962 to 1973—Wilt Chamberlain played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 12 extra years over Stephon Castle, Wilt Chamberlain got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 3 Season MVP 5 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 5 Scoring Leader 9 Rebounds Leader 1 Assists Leader 11 All-Star Game |