Wilt Chamberlain vs. Larry Costello Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Larry Costello 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.
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, 2 more than Larry Costello, who played 12. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Larry Costello had his rookie season in 1954-55. 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 achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1955-56.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Larry Costello |
72 |
29.3 |
7.6 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
.374 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.788 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Larry Costello |
2 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
2.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Larry Costello |
72 |
38.1 |
14.9 |
- |
- |
5.3 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.3 |
12.3 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.3 |
.847 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Larry Costello |
3 |
44.7 |
11.3 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.3 |
11.3 |
.294 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
4.7 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
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 |
Larry Costello |
70 |
39.3 |
15.8 |
- |
- |
5.2 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.9 |
13.5 |
.437 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
5.0 |
.802 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Larry Costello |
9 |
40.1 |
17.7 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.0 |
13.4 |
.446 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
6.8 |
.836 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
80 |
46.1 |
36.9 |
- |
- |
22.3 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
15.1 |
28.7 |
.524 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
12.7 |
.531 |
Larry Costello |
71 |
34.8 |
14.0 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
6.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.2 |
11.6 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.1 |
.862 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
12 |
46.5 |
34.7 |
- |
- |
25.2 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
14.6 |
26.8 |
.543 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
11.6 |
.475 |
Larry Costello |
3 |
40.7 |
16.7 |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.7 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.7 |
15.7 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
73 |
45.2 |
34.7 |
- |
- |
22.9 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
14.6 |
28.5 |
.510 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
12.1 |
.464 |
Larry Costello |
75 |
28.9 |
14.5 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
11.3 |
.482 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.799 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
11 |
48.7 |
29.3 |
- |
- |
27.2 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
11.2 |
21.1 |
.530 |
- |
- |
- |
6.9 |
12.4 |
.559 |
Larry Costello |
8 |
33.6 |
16.4 |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
5.3 |
12.9 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.9 |
.855 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
79 |
47.3 |
33.5 |
- |
- |
24.6 |
5.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
13.6 |
25.2 |
.540 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
12.4 |
.513 |
Larry Costello |
63 |
29.4 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
4.9 |
11.5 |
.427 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
4.7 |
.837 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
5 |
48.0 |
28.0 |
- |
- |
30.2 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
11.2 |
22.0 |
.509 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
13.6 |
.412 |
Larry Costello |
5 |
33.4 |
14.6 |
- |
- |
3.2 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
4.4 |
10.2 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
6.6 |
.879 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
81 |
45.5 |
24.1 |
- |
- |
24.2 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
9.7 |
14.2 |
.683 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
10.8 |
.441 |
Larry Costello |
78 |
26.5 |
11.0 |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
4.2 |
.881 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
15 |
47.9 |
21.7 |
- |
- |
29.1 |
9.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
8.8 |
15.2 |
.579 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
10.7 |
.388 |
Larry Costello |
5 |
26.8 |
10.2 |
- |
- |
0.8 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
5.4 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.432 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.826 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
82 |
46.8 |
24.3 |
- |
- |
23.8 |
8.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
10.0 |
16.8 |
.595 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
11.4 |
.380 |
Larry Costello |
45 |
25.3 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.2 |
9.1 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.865 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
13 |
48.5 |
23.7 |
- |
- |
24.7 |
6.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
9.5 |
17.8 |
.534 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
12.2 |
.380 |
Larry Costello |
5 |
7.2 |
3.2 |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
.214 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
81 |
45.3 |
20.5 |
- |
- |
21.1 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
7.9 |
13.6 |
.583 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
10.6 |
.446 |
Larry Costello |
64 |
30.7 |
13.5 |
- |
- |
2.6 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
10.9 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.877 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
18 |
46.2 |
13.9 |
- |
- |
24.7 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.3 |
9.8 |
.545 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
8.2 |
.392 |
Larry Costello |
10 |
20.7 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.415 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.688 |
Note: Larry Costello didn't play in 1965-66.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
12 |
42.1 |
27.3 |
- |
- |
18.4 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
10.8 |
18.9 |
.568 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
13.1 |
.446 |
Larry Costello |
49 |
19.9 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.7 |
.902 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
18 |
47.3 |
22.1 |
- |
- |
22.2 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
8.8 |
16.0 |
.549 |
- |
- |
- |
4.6 |
11.2 |
.406 |
Larry Costello |
2 |
12.5 |
8.5 |
- |
- |
2.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
.750 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
2.5 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
82 |
44.3 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
18.2 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
8.1 |
15.0 |
.545 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
8.2 |
.538 |
Larry Costello |
28 |
17.6 |
7.2 |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.827 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
12 |
46.2 |
18.3 |
- |
- |
20.2 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.1 |
15.6 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.1 |
.515 |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
82 |
42.3 |
14.8 |
- |
- |
19.2 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.0 |
9.3 |
.649 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
6.4 |
.422 |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
15 |
46.9 |
14.7 |
- |
- |
21.0 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.3 |
9.5 |
.563 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.1 |
.492 |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
82 |
43.2 |
13.2 |
- |
- |
18.6 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
.727 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
5.5 |
.510 |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Wilt Chamberlain |
17 |
47.1 |
10.4 |
- |
- |
22.5 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.8 |
6.8 |
.552 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
5.8 |
.500 |
Larry Costello |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |