Wilt Chamberlain vs. Drazen Petrovic: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Wilt Chamberlain and Drazen Petrovic all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Stats / Stats Rankings

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Wilt Chamberlain vs. Drazen Petrovic
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic
Points
7th
+300th
21st
+300th
Rebounds
1st
+300th
2nd
+300th
Assists
86th
+300th
38th
+300th
Steals
n/a
+300th
n/a
+300th
Blocks
n/a
+300th
n/a
+300th
Years144133

Wilt Chamberlain vs. Drazen Petrovic
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic
Points
2nd
--
50th
+300th
Rebounds
1st
--
2nd
+300th
Assists
180th
--
164th
+300th
Steals
n/a
--
n/a
+300th
Blocks
n/a
--
n/a
+300th

Steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds started to be recorded in the 1973-74 season. The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
n/a = The player doesn't have data for the stat.

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
7th
+300th
+293 31,419 vs. 4,46126,958
Rebounds
1st
+300th
+299 23,924 vs. 66923,255
Assists
86th
+300th
+214 4,643 vs. 7013,942
Steals
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 265
Blocks
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 27
Offensive Rebounds
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 240
Defensive Rebounds
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 429
Field Goals Made
4th
+300th
+296 12,681 vs. 1,70510,976
Field Goals Attempted
9th
+300th
+291 23,497 vs. 3,36920,128
3-Pointers Made
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 255
3-Pointers Attempted
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 583
Free Throws Made
21st
+300th
+279 6,057 vs. 7965,261
Free Throws Attempted
2nd
+300th
+298 11,862 vs. 94610,916

Games and Years:

Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
124th
+300th
1,045 vs. 290755
Seasons
190th
+300th
14 vs. 410

Rankings by Points Scored:

Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
1st
+300th
271 vs. 1270
50+ point games
1st
-
118 vs. 0118
60+ point games
1st
-
32 vs. 032
70+ point games
1st
-
6 vs. 06

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
21st
+300th
+279 3,607 vs. 2973,310
Rebounds
2nd
+300th
+298 3,913 vs. 513,862
Assists
38th
+300th
+262 673 vs. 42631
Steals
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 12
Blocks
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 1
Offensive Rebounds
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 16
Defensive Rebounds
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 35
Field Goals Made
15th
+300th
+285 1,425 vs. 1191,306
Field Goals Attempted
19th
+300th
+281 2,728 vs. 2512,477
3-Pointers Made
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 11
3-Pointers Attempted
n/a
+300th
0 vs. 34
Free Throws Made
23rd
+300th
+277 757 vs. 48709
Free Throws Attempted
6th
+300th
+294 1,627 vs. 691,558

Games and Years:

Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
38th
+300th
160 vs. 29131
Playoffs
45th
+300th
13 vs. 310

Rankings by Points Scored:

Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
6th
78th
72 13 vs. 112
50+ point games
2nd
-
4 vs. 04
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
2nd
--
30.07 vs. 15.3814.68
Rebounds per game
1st
--
22.89 vs. 2.3120.59
Assists per game
180th
--
4.44 vs. 2.422.03
Steals per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 0.91
Blocks per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 0.09
Offensive Rebounds per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 0.83
Defensive Rebounds per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 1.48
Field Goals Made per game
1st
--
12.13 vs. 5.886.26
Field Goals Attempted per game
3rd
--
22.49 vs. 11.6210.87
3-Pointers Made per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 0.88
3-Pointers Attempted per game
n/a
--
0.00 vs. 2.01
Free Throws Made per game
26th
--
5.80 vs. 2.743.05
Free Throws Attempted per game
1st
--
11.35 vs. 3.268.09

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Wilt Chamberlain Drazen Petrovic Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
50th
+300th
+250 22.54 vs. 10.2412.30
Rebounds per game
2nd
+300th
+298 24.46 vs. 1.7622.70
Assists per game
164th
+300th
+136 4.21 vs. 1.452.76
Steals per game
n/a
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.41
Blocks per game
n/a
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.03
Offensive Rebounds per game
n/a
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.55
Defensive Rebounds per game
n/a
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.21
Field Goals Made per game
36th
+300th
+264 8.91 vs. 4.104.80
Field Goals Attempted per game
78th
+300th
+222 17.05 vs. 8.668.39
3-Pointers Made per game
n/a
+300th
0.00 vs. 0.38
3-Pointers Attempted per game
n/a
+300th
0.00 vs. 1.17
Free Throws Made per game
95th
+300th
+205 4.73 vs. 1.663.08
Free Throws Attempted per game
6th
+300th
+294 10.17 vs. 2.387.79

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.