Wilt Chamberlain vs. Vinnie Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Vinnie 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.
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, 1 more than Vinnie Johnson, who played 13. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Vinnie Johnson had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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.
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
38 |
8.6 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.391 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.795 |
|
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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
5 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
81 |
28.5 |
13.0 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
9.7 |
.534 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
.793 |
|
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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
74 |
17.5 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.754 |
|
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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
82 |
23.3 |
13.0 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
11.0 |
.473 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.211 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
.753 |
|
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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
5 |
26.4 |
10.2 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
9.2 |
.370 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.895 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
82 |
25.5 |
12.8 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
11.5 |
.454 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.185 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.769 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
9 |
26.1 |
14.2 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
5.9 |
11.4 |
.515 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
.786 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
79 |
25.0 |
13.9 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
5.9 |
12.6 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.771 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
4 |
21.3 |
12.8 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
12.3 |
.449 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
.538 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
78 |
27.8 |
15.7 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.8 |
14.8 |
.462 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.286 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.786 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
15 |
25.9 |
14.7 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
13.8 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.861 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
82 |
23.6 |
12.2 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
5.2 |
11.7 |
.443 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.208 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
.677 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
23 |
20.7 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
3.3 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
4.4 |
10.4 |
.423 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.143 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.660 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
82 |
25.3 |
13.8 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
5.6 |
12.1 |
.464 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.295 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
.734 |
|
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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
17 |
21.9 |
14.1 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
11.8 |
.455 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
.417 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
.758 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
82 |
24.0 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
9.5 |
.431 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.147 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
.668 |
|
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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
20 |
23.2 |
10.3 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
9.2 |
.462 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
.791 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
82 |
29.1 |
11.7 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
11.4 |
.434 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.324 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
.646 |
|
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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
15 |
29.2 |
15.2 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
14.7 |
.464 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
.154 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
.710 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
60 |
22.5 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
8.3 |
.405 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.317 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.647 |
|
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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
3 |
23.0 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.458 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
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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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 |
Vinnie Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |