Wilt Chamberlain vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi 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, 13 more than Yves Missi, who played 1. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Yves Missi had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Wilt Chamberlain | Yves Missi | |
| Season | 1959-60 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Philadelphia Warriors | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  Season MVP | - |
| All-NBA First Team | - | |
| Rookie of the Year | - | |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Scoring Leader | - | |
| Rebounds Leader | - | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| All-Star Game MVP | - | |
| Playoffs | Warriors Lost East Div Finals | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +1 | +19.6 | +28.5 | +18.8 | +0.9 | -0.1 | +11.1 | +25.4 | +.086 | +6.3 | +11.0 | +.041 | ||||||||
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
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| 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 |
| Yves Missi | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Wilt Chamberlain played 13 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1961 to 1973—Wilt Chamberlain played in 12 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 13 extra years over Yves Missi, Wilt Chamberlain got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Finals MVP 3 Season MVP 6 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 6 Scoring Leader 10 Rebounds Leader 1 Assists Leader 12 All-Star Game |