Wilt Chamberlain vs. Sidney Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sidney Green 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, 4 more than Sidney Green, who played 10. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Sidney Green had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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
Sidney Green 10 8 1983-84 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1959-601983-84
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls
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
Sidney Green 49 13.6 5.2 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.2 2.6 2.0 4.7 .439 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .714
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
Sidney Green ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1960-611984-85
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisBulls Lost East 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 47.8 38.4 - - 27.2 1.9 - - - 1.6 15.8 31.1 .509 - - - 6.7 13.3 .504
Sidney Green 48 15.4 6.1 1.5 3.6 5.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 1.4 2.1 2.3 5.2 .432 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.0 .806
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
Sidney Green 3 18.0 10.3 3.3 1.7 5.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.7 4.0 8.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 3.7 .636

Season 3
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1961-621985-86
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsBulls Lost East 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 48.5 50.4 - - 25.7 2.4 - - - 1.5 20.0 39.5 .506 - - - 10.4 17.0 .613
Sidney Green 80 28.8 13.5 2.6 5.6 8.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 2.8 3.7 5.1 10.9 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.2 .782
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
Sidney Green 3 17.7 6.0 2.3 1.7 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.0 2.0 6.7 .300 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 4.0 .500

Season 4
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1962-631986-87
Team San Francisco WarriorsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East 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 80 47.6 44.8 - - 24.3 3.4 - - - 1.7 18.3 34.6 .528 - - - 8.3 13.9 .593
Sidney Green 80 22.4 7.9 2.5 5.7 8.2 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.5 3.2 6.8 .472 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .672
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Sidney Green 9 4.7 1.9 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.1 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.7 .833

Season 5
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1963-641987-88
Team San Francisco WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsKnicks Lost East 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
Sidney Green 82 25.0 7.8 2.7 5.1 7.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 1.8 3.9 3.1 7.1 .441 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .663
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
Sidney Green 4 23.3 4.0 2.0 6.3 8.3 1.8 0.0 0.3 2.3 3.5 2.0 4.3 .471 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1964-651988-89
Team San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsKnicks Lost East 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
Sidney Green 82 15.6 6.3 1.9 2.9 4.8 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.1 2.4 5.1 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.1 .759
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
Sidney Green 9 14.2 4.0 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.8 2.6 1.4 3.3 .433 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.6 .714

Season 7
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1965-661989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers 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 79 47.3 33.5 - - 24.6 5.2 - - - 2.2 13.6 25.2 .540 - - - 6.3 12.4 .513
Sidney Green 73 25.5 10.4 2.3 5.8 8.1 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.6 3.2 4.3 9.1 .468 0.0 0.0 .333 1.9 2.9 .651
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
Sidney Green ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1966-671990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSpurs 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
Sidney Green 66 16.7 6.7 1.5 3.3 4.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.7 5.8 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.6 .848
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
Sidney Green 3 3.7 2.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 9
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1967-681991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
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 FinalsSpurs 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 82 46.8 24.3 - - 23.8 8.6 - - - 2.0 10.0 16.8 .595 - - - 4.3 11.4 .380
Sidney Green 80 14.1 4.6 1.2 3.1 4.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.9 1.8 4.3 .427 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.1 .820
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
Sidney Green 3 15.7 3.0 1.7 2.0 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0 1.0 3.3 .300 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 10
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1968-691992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersSan Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHornets Lost East 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 81 45.3 20.5 - - 21.1 4.5 - - - 1.8 7.9 13.6 .583 - - - 4.7 10.6 .446
Sidney Green 39 8.4 2.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.9 2.3 .382 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .806
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
Sidney Green 9 8.7 1.7 0.9 2.3 3.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.7 0.8 2.0 .389 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .333

Season 11
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
Season 1969-70-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 12 42.1 27.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.6 10.8 18.9 .568 - - - 5.8 13.1 .446
Sidney Green ------- --- ----------
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
Sidney Green ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
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
Sidney Green ------- --- ----------
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
Sidney Green ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
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
Sidney Green ------- --- ----------
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
Sidney Green ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Wilt Chamberlain Sidney Green
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-
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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
Sidney Green ------- --- ----------
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
Sidney Green ------- --- ----------
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