Wilt Chamberlain vs. Tyler Herro Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyler Herro 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.

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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, 8 more than Tyler Herro, who played 6. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Tyler Herro had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Tyler Herro 6 6 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Wilt Chamberlain Tyler Herro
Season 1959-602019-20
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsHeat Lost NBA Finals
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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:+17+19.0+24.1+22.9+0.1-0.7+9.9+20.6+.033+6.4+12.0+.288
Tyler Herro 55 27.4 13.5 0.3 3.8 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.9 11.5 .428 2.1 5.4 .389 1.6 1.8 .870
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:+12+12.4+17.2+20.7+1.6-0.4+8.2+14.8+.063+3.2+9.6+.425
Tyler Herro 21 33.7 16.0 0.3 4.8 5.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.5 5.7 13.2 .433 2.3 6.1 .375 2.2 2.6 .870

Season 2
Wilt Chamberlain Tyler Herro
Season 1960-612020-21
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisHeat 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:+25+17.5+23.3+22.2+1.5-0.3+10.1+18.2+.070+5.0+11.1+.299
Tyler Herro 54 30.3 15.1 0.5 4.5 5.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.3 5.7 12.9 .439 2.0 5.5 .360 1.7 2.2 .803
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:+1+24.7+27.7+19.7+0.2-2.8+12.0+22.5+.153+5.2+10.9+.447
Tyler Herro 4 23.3 9.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 9.5 .316 1.5 4.8 .316 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 3
Wilt Chamberlain Tyler Herro
Season 1961-622021-22
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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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:+14+15.9+29.7+20.7+1.6-0.1+12.4+22.5+.059+7.5+13.7+.255
Tyler Herro 66 32.6 20.7 0.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.6 17.0 .447 2.7 6.7 .399 2.9 3.3 .868
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
difference:+3+22.6+22.4+22.7+0.3-0.9+8.6+16.8+.058+6.3+10.8+.290
Tyler Herro 15 25.4 12.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.9 12.1 .409 1.1 4.7 .229 1.7 1.8 .926

Season 4
Wilt Chamberlain Tyler Herro
Season 1962-632022-23
Team San Francisco WarriorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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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:+13+12.7+24.7+18.9+0.8-0.2+11.0+18.0+.089+5.8+11.2+.341
Tyler Herro 67 34.9 20.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 1.5 7.3 16.6 .439 3.0 8.0 .378 2.5 2.7 .934
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Wilt Chamberlain DNP------ --- ----------
Tyler Herro 1 19.0 12.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 9.0 .556 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5
Wilt Chamberlain Tyler Herro
Season 1963-642023-24
Team San Francisco WarriorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th 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 46.1 36.9 - - 22.3 5.0 - - - 2.3 15.1 28.7 .524 - - - 6.8 12.7 .531
difference:+38+12.6+16.1+17.0+0.5-0.8+7.4+11.2+.083+4.5+10.1+.325
Tyler Herro 42 33.5 20.8 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 1.5 7.7 17.5 .441 3.1 7.9 .396 2.3 2.6 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+9.5+17.9+21.6+2.1-0.3+8.6+11.2+.158+3.7+9.6+.425
Tyler Herro 5 37.0 16.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 5.4 0.4 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.0 15.6 .385 3.0 8.6 .349 1.8 2.0 .900

Season 6
Wilt Chamberlain Tyler Herro
Season 1964-652024-25
Team San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+4+9.8+10.8+17.7+2.1-0.9+6.1+10.6+.038+1.9+7.9+.414
Tyler Herro 77 35.4 23.9 0.5 4.7 5.2 5.5 0.9 0.2 2.6 1.1 8.5 17.9 .472 3.3 8.7 .375 3.7 4.2 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+7+12.7+11.5+23.7+1.6-0.4+4.4+4.8+.115+4.9+9.9+.241
Tyler Herro 4 36.0 17.8 0.0 3.5 3.5 2.8 0.5 0.0 2.3 3.0 6.8 16.3 .415 2.3 7.3 .310 2.0 2.5 .800

Additional Years

* Wilt Chamberlain played 8 seasons more than Tyler Herro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 14, from 1966 to 1973—Wilt Chamberlain played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 8 extra years over Tyler Herro, Wilt Chamberlain got these achievements:

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