Wilt Chamberlain vs. Jalen Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Johnson and Wilt Chamberlain, 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.

Wilt Chamberlain played 14 years in the NBA, 10 more than Jalen Johnson, who played 4. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Jalen Johnson had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Wilt Chamberlain 14 13 1959-60 to 1972-73
Jalen Johnson 4 2 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Wilt Chamberlain Jalen Johnson
Season 1959-602021-22
Team Philadelphia WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Wilt Chamberlain 72 46.4 37.6 - - 27.0 2.3 - - - 2.1 14.8 32.1 .461 - - - 8.0 13.8 .582
difference:+50+40.9+35.2+25.8+2.2-1.7+13.8+30.2+.076+7.8+13.5+.132
Jalen Johnson 22 5.5 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 .537 0.1 0.6 .231 0.2 0.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Wilt Chamberlain 9 46.1 33.2 - - 25.8 2.1 - - - 1.9 13.9 28.0 .496 - - - 5.4 12.2 .445
difference:+7+41.6+33.2+25.8+2.1-1.9+13.9+26.5+.496+5.4+12.2
Jalen Johnson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Wilt Chamberlain Jalen Johnson
Season 1960-612022-23
Team Philadelphia WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Wilt Chamberlain 79 47.8 38.4 - - 27.2 1.9 - - - 1.6 15.8 31.1 .509 - - - 6.7 13.3 .504
difference:+9+32.9+32.8+23.2+0.7+13.5+26.5+.018+6.0+12.2+.124
Jalen Johnson 70 14.9 5.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.6 .491 0.4 1.5 .288 0.7 1.1 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Wilt Chamberlain 3 48.0 37.0 - - 23.0 2.0 - - - 3.3 15.0 32.0 .469 - - - 7.0 12.7 .553
difference:+3+38.7+32.7+20.5+0.7-2.5+13.3+28.0+.052+6.7+12.4+.447
Jalen Johnson 6 9.3 4.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.7 4.0 .417 0.7 1.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3
Wilt Chamberlain Jalen Johnson
Season 1961-622023-24
Team Philadelphia WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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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%
Wilt Chamberlain 80 48.5 50.4 - - 25.7 2.4 - - - 1.5 20.0 39.5 .506 - - - 10.4 17.0 .613
difference:+24+14.8+34.4+17.0+1.2-0.9+13.6+27.0+.005+8.5+14.4+.115
Jalen Johnson 56 33.7 16.0 1.3 7.4 8.7 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 6.4 12.5 .511 1.3 3.6 .355 1.9 2.6 .728
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Wilt Chamberlain 12 48.0 35.0 - - 26.6 3.1 - - - 2.3 13.5 28.9 .467 - - - 8.0 12.6 .636
Jalen Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Wilt Chamberlain Jalen Johnson
Season 1962-632024-25
Team San Francisco WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Wilt Chamberlain 80 47.6 44.8 - - 24.3 3.4 - - - 1.7 18.3 34.6 .528 - - - 8.3 13.9 .593
difference:+44+11.9+25.9+14.3+1.6-0.2+10.8+19.5+.028+5.7+10.4+.153
Jalen Johnson 36 35.7 18.9 1.7 8.3 10.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 7.5 15.1 .500 1.2 3.9 .312 2.6 3.5 .746
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Wilt Chamberlain nor Jalen Johnson played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Wilt Chamberlain played 10 seasons more than Jalen Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 1964 to 1973—Wilt Chamberlain played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Jalen Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 3 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 Scoring Leader
Achievement 7 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 1 Assists Leader
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
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