Wilt Chamberlain vs. Mark Eaton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Eaton 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, 3 more than Mark Eaton, who played 11. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Mark Eaton had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Wilt Chamberlain 14 13 1959-60 to 1972-73
Mark Eaton 11 10 1982-83 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1959-601982-83
Team Philadelphia WarriorsUtah Jazz
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 NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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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 72 46.4 37.6 - - 27.0 2.3 - - - 2.1 14.8 32.1 .461 - - - 8.0 13.8 .582
Mark Eaton 81 18.9 4.3 1.1 4.6 5.7 1.4 0.3 3.4 1.7 3.2 1.8 4.4 .414 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .656
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Mark Eaton ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1960-611983-84
Team Philadelphia WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Mark Eaton 82 26.1 5.6 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.4 0.3 4.3 1.2 3.7 2.4 5.1 .466 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .593
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
Mark Eaton 11 23.1 4.5 1.7 5.2 6.9 0.8 0.5 3.1 1.5 3.0 1.9 3.7 .512 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.5 .471

Season 3

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1961-621984-85
Team Philadelphia WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Mark Eaton 82 34.3 9.7 2.5 8.8 11.3 1.5 0.4 5.6 2.5 3.8 3.7 8.2 .449 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.3 .712
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
Mark Eaton 5 31.6 5.8 2.2 6.8 9.0 1.0 0.8 5.8 2.4 3.8 2.4 6.8 .353 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .714

Season 4

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1962-631985-86
Team San Francisco WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Mark Eaton 80 31.9 8.5 2.2 6.3 8.4 1.3 0.4 4.6 2.0 3.5 3.5 7.4 .470 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Mark Eaton 4 39.3 14.5 3.3 5.8 9.0 2.5 0.3 4.5 1.0 3.0 7.0 14.3 .491 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 5

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1963-641986-87
Team San Francisco WarriorsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Mark Eaton 79 31.7 7.7 2.7 6.2 8.8 1.3 0.5 4.1 1.8 3.5 3.0 7.4 .400 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.7 .657
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
Mark Eaton 5 38.6 10.8 3.2 7.8 11.0 0.6 0.2 4.2 0.8 3.6 3.8 8.2 .463 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 5.0 .640

Season 6

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1964-651987-88
Team San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Mark Eaton 82 33.3 7.0 2.8 5.9 8.7 0.7 0.5 3.7 1.6 3.9 2.8 6.6 .418 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.3 .623
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
Mark Eaton 11 41.9 7.7 2.5 6.8 9.4 1.2 1.1 3.1 1.3 4.4 2.8 5.9 .477 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.3 .639

Season 7

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1965-661988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Mark Eaton 82 35.5 6.2 2.8 7.5 10.3 1.0 0.5 3.8 1.7 3.5 2.3 5.0 .462 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.4 .660
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
Mark Eaton 3 33.0 8.3 3.7 7.3 11.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.3 2.0 2.7 5.7 .471 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 8

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1966-671989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Mark Eaton 82 27.8 4.8 2.1 5.2 7.3 0.5 0.4 2.5 0.9 2.9 1.9 3.7 .527 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.4 .669
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
Mark Eaton 5 25.6 3.8 1.6 4.4 6.0 0.0 0.6 2.8 0.8 3.4 1.8 3.4 .529 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 1.0 .200

Season 9

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1967-681990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsJazz Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Mark Eaton 80 32.3 5.1 2.3 6.1 8.3 0.6 0.5 2.4 1.2 3.7 2.1 3.7 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .634
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
Mark Eaton 9 28.3 4.3 1.9 4.3 6.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 0.8 4.6 1.8 3.4 .516 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .583

Season 10

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1968-691991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsJazz Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Mark Eaton 81 25.0 3.3 1.9 4.2 6.1 0.5 0.4 2.5 0.7 3.0 1.3 3.0 .446 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.1 .598
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
Mark Eaton 16 29.6 4.6 1.9 3.8 5.6 0.3 0.4 2.3 0.7 2.9 1.6 2.9 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.7 .778

Season 11

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1969-701992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsJazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Mark Eaton 64 17.3 2.8 1.1 3.0 4.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.7 2.2 1.1 2.0 .546 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .700
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
Mark Eaton 5 23.4 4.4 3.2 3.4 6.6 0.4 0.0 1.8 0.4 1.8 2.0 3.8 .526 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 12

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1970-71-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Finals-
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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
Mark Eaton ------- --- ----------
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
Mark Eaton ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1971-72-
Team Los 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 NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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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
Mark Eaton ------- --- ----------
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
Mark Eaton ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Wilt Chamberlain Mark Eaton
Season 1972-73-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
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
Mark Eaton ------- --- ----------
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
Mark Eaton ------- --- ----------