Wilt Chamberlain vs. Wayne Ellington Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wayne Ellington 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, 1 more than Wayne Ellington, who played 13. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Wayne Ellington had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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
Wayne Ellington 13 3 2009-10 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1959-602009-10
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Wayne Ellington 76 18.2 6.6 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.0 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.9 2.5 5.9 .424 0.8 2.1 .395 0.8 0.9 .871
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1960-612010-11
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisDid 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 47.8 38.4 - - 27.2 1.9 - - - 1.6 15.8 31.1 .509 - - - 6.7 13.3 .504
Wayne Ellington 62 19.0 6.6 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.6 6.4 .403 0.8 2.0 .397 0.7 0.9 .792
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1961-622011-12
Team Philadelphia WarriorsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 80 48.5 50.4 - - 25.7 2.4 - - - 1.5 20.0 39.5 .506 - - - 10.4 17.0 .613
Wayne Ellington 51 19.1 6.1 0.3 1.7 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.1 2.4 5.9 .404 0.7 2.1 .324 0.6 0.8 .800
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1962-632012-13
Team San Francisco WarriorsMemphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 80 47.6 44.8 - - 24.3 3.4 - - - 1.7 18.3 34.6 .528 - - - 8.3 13.9 .593
Wayne Ellington 78 21.3 7.9 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.7 1.0 2.9 6.8 .427 1.2 3.1 .392 0.9 1.0 .907
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1963-642013-14
Team San Francisco WarriorsDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsMavericks 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
Wayne Ellington 45 8.7 3.2 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.7 1.2 2.8 .437 0.6 1.3 .424 0.2 0.2 .909
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
Wayne Ellington 2 7.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 .333 1.0 3.0 .333 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 6
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1964-652014-15
Team San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring 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 73 45.2 34.7 - - 22.9 3.4 - - - 2.0 14.6 28.5 .510 - - - 5.6 12.1 .464
Wayne Ellington 65 25.8 10.0 0.5 2.8 3.2 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.8 1.2 3.9 9.5 .412 1.4 3.7 .370 0.8 1.0 .813
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1965-662015-16
Team Philadelphia 76ersBrooklyn Nets
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
Wayne Ellington 76 21.3 7.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.1 2.9 7.4 .389 1.3 3.5 .358 0.7 0.8 .857
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1966-672016-17
Team Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 81 45.5 24.1 - - 24.2 7.8 - - - 1.8 9.7 14.2 .683 - - - 4.8 10.8 .441
Wayne Ellington 62 24.2 10.5 0.3 1.8 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 1.1 3.7 9.0 .416 2.4 6.4 .378 0.6 0.7 .860
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1967-682017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat
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 FinalsHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Wayne Ellington 77 26.5 11.2 0.3 2.5 2.8 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.2 3.7 9.1 .407 2.9 7.5 .392 0.9 1.0 .859
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
Wayne Ellington 5 20.2 7.8 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.8 2.4 7.0 .343 2.4 6.0 .400 0.6 0.6 1.000

Season 10
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1968-692018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsPistons 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 81 45.3 20.5 - - 21.1 4.5 - - - 1.8 7.9 13.6 .583 - - - 4.7 10.6 .446
Wayne Ellington 53 24.5 10.3 0.3 1.8 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.8 1.7 3.5 8.6 .403 2.6 7.0 .371 0.7 0.9 .796
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
Wayne Ellington 4 32.8 7.8 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.8 8.8 .314 1.8 5.5 .318 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 11
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1969-702019-20
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 12 42.1 27.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.6 10.8 18.9 .568 - - - 5.8 13.1 .446
Wayne Ellington 36 15.5 5.1 0.1 1.7 1.8 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.7 4.8 .351 1.4 4.0 .350 0.3 0.4 .846
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1970-712020-21
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 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 82 44.3 20.7 - - 18.2 4.3 - - - 2.1 8.1 15.0 .545 - - - 4.4 8.2 .538
Wayne Ellington 46 22.0 9.6 0.3 1.6 1.8 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.3 3.2 7.3 .441 2.5 6.0 .422 0.6 0.8 .800
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
Season 1971-722021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersLos 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 ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Wayne Ellington 43 18.8 6.7 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.0 2.3 5.5 .414 1.9 4.9 .389 0.2 0.3 .818
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Wilt Chamberlain Wayne Ellington
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------
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
Wayne Ellington ------- --- ----------
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