That's 82 games a season, not including playoffs, exhibitions, practices, and travel time. The publicity turned the book into a bestseller. Keep in mind Chamberlain shot 51.1 percent from the line for his career, so hitting nearly 90 percent of his free throws in one game is some kind of anomaly. Wilt Chamberlain PPG 30.1 RPG 22.9 APG 4.4 HEIGHT 7'1" (2.16m) WEIGHT 250lb (113kg) COUNTRY USA LAST ATTENDED Kansas BIRTHDATE August 21, 1936 DRAFT 1959 EXPERIENCE 14 Years Stats Career Per Mode. Not that he minded. He was acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers midway through the 1964-65 season. Every guy in human history has been turned down by a woman at some point. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. FTA complete back to 1948-49. Chamberlain is reportedly the only player in NBA history to record a quintuple-double. Keep in mind, a bulk of these games are from the later rounds of the playoffs. and our Five things you didn't know about Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. On March 18, 1968, Wilt Chamberlain allegedly put up a stat line of 53 points, 32 rebounds, 14 assists, 24 blocks, and 11 steals. The NBA's weirdest triple doubles include some of the NBA's signature names, including Wilt Chamberlain and Jason Kidd. On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA single-game scoring record by tallying 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks. Wilt would have encountered even more, given his workload. The first one that comes to mindis obviously the100-point gameagainst the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962. He won it in 1960, 1966, 1967, and 1968. . I don't have steal numbers from available footage (yet) but I'm almost sure that Russell averaged more steals per game - he was Hakeem-esque in terms of disruption both down low and on perimeter. So perhaps he made time for repeats after all. Three-time NBA Champion A.C. Green holds the records for most consecutive games played with 1,192. But could he really sleep with 20,000 different women? (Not impressive at all!). The reasons for their failure may have been inherent to the whole project. Ultimately, while Drummond might expect to be on the court for about 60 rebound opportunities in the average 2019 game, his half-century-ago predecessor would have expected to be on court for about 110. Meanwhile, feminists resented his blatant sexism for using women in such a manner. Two of the 10 records Bill Simmons detailed in his Book of Basketball as the most unbreakable have fallen in the past four years. Boston's Russell, at 6ft 9ins, was a consummate competitor, who recognised that Chamberlain lacked the killer instinct. Chamberlain finished with 100 points on 36-of-63 shooting from the field (57.1 percent) and 28-of-32 shooting from the free . The man was 6-foot-8 and weighed 220 pounds. Not 98 points, not 102, but a nice, round 100 an imposing record set by a most imposing player. The 7'1" center also took home the Rookie of the Year award in 1960, and led the league in rebounding 11 times. But the time factor is an interesting point. However, CP3is 35 years old and is heading into his 16th season. So if Wilt (or anyone else from that era) wear's Dwight Howard's shoes, add 2" (two inches). He had a reputation as having many partners. The reality is there are only four real contenders. This performance played a big role in how he's perceived by fans to this day. According to legend, he was intimate with 23 different women on one 10-day road trip. To succeed in the NFL, hell need to be an outlier among outliers. As he blocked 15 shots and grabbed 11 rebounds in the 2nd half alone. "Wilt Chamberlain had a great deal to do with the success of the NBA," Auerbach said. 135 games for Bill Russell, 8.1 blocks per game: I am a far better poster than anyone else here. As Simmons wrote in The Book of Basketball about the pace-inspired wonkiness of this era, Compare the numbers from [then to now] again. We will take a closer look at his remarkable quintuple-double performance and the myths surrounding the record. Seriously, just take a moment and think about this: 50.4 points and25.7 rebounds per game on 50.6 percent shooting from the field and 61.3 percent from the line (a career high, by the way). He averaged over 50 points per game for an entire season. It's not easy being Goliath. Rules were changed to help teams cope with Wilt's skills; the same thing would happen when he turned professional. Wed 13 Oct 1999 21.45 EDT. Reggie Jackson is amazing and a killer in the clutch that's all. Let alone the best depth too. Please enter a valid email and try again. In an era when a black sportsman's success was inevitably attributed to "natural" talent, Chamberlain was an intelligent, articulate black man cursed with an unmistakable natural attribute. More broadly, last season, the leagues top 10 rebounders averaged 32 minutes per game, the lowest on record. He had also lost 50 pounds in the last month following oral surgery. A newspaper won't report it if they had like 2 blocks in the game. Monta Ellis in 2010-11 is the last player to exceed 40 minutes per game over the course of a season, and no big man has done so since Kevin Garnett in 2002-03. So if there was ever a clue that I was going to have a hot day, this was definitely the clue.". We are not making it all up in our heads, thinking well of Kris Dunn because we want to: he has real talents to bring, and a body that for the time being will allow him to use them. Kc Jones the assistant coach of the 72 Lakers publicly said to the media that he was utterly wrong in his thought about Wilt as a defensive player and also as a human being and in fact he even said it was the fault of Wilt's teammates as to why Wilt couldn't beat Russell and the Celtics. In his nine-year career, the . Recorded the Only Double Triple Double In NBA History Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? I've examined all of Wilt's footage that is available to the general public at the moment and collected data, as well as numerous clips that showcase what I believe to be a very underrated aspect of his game on the defensive end. But the man who loved 20,000 women never married, and apparently died alone. Thats good! A lot of Chamberlain's records will be difficult to break. Be the first one to comment on this story. All rights reserved. He had been hospitalised with an irregular heartbeat in 1992, and was awaiting a pacemaker before undergoing hip-replacement surgery. Hassan Whiteside did it four. Plenty of records are falling this NBA season, but this feat wont. In 2018-19, 11 qualifying players boast a higher mark, and that group includes Embiid, who lauds Wilt as superior to Michael Jordan specifically because of records like these. From 1956 to 1969, only twice did they fail to clinch a championship 1958 and 1967. When he bragged in his 1991 autobiography A View From Above about sleeping with some 20,000 women, he again found himself cast as the villain. At the end of a 19-year NBA career, John Stockton amassed an NBA record 15,806 assists and 3,265 steals. Chamberlains besting of Bill Russell on the boards wasnt just the most recent 40-rebound game; it was the last. Re: All known blocked shot data of Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. Thats because of factor no. According to statisticians, Chamberlain dropped 53 points, 32 rebounds, 14 assists, 24 blocks, and 11 steals in a game against the LA Lakers. But hey, let's at least give Buckner credit for scoring 33 points of his own. That works out to roughly 1.4 women a day. But most incredibly, even with those reported 20,000 sexual liaisons, Chamberlain is not known to have contracted any serious sexually transmitted diseases. (And you guys complain about Russell Westbrook chasing triple-doubles.). Privacy Policy. Since the official NBA record for steals is 11, that means Russell's unknown quadruple-double also contains an unknown NBA record. The reality is there are only four real contenders. Wilt Chamberlain steals per game data with additional film breakdown. My friend thinks if they kept track of blocks, Wilt would have been the triple-double leader of the NBA by a wide margin to boot. RRR Deserves to Make Oscar History. Chamberlain was one of the few players of his . 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His NBA years: from 1960 to 1973 Wilt Chamberlain NBA Stats Summary: Career Averages Wilt Chamberlain Full Stats by Year : Per Game: Regular Season Stats Playoffs Stats Of course this is all s. Wilt Chamberlain, in full Wilton Norman Chamberlain, bynames Wilt the Stilt and the Big Dipper, (born August 21, 1936, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.died October 12, 1999, Los Angeles, California), professional basketball player, considered to be one of the greatest offensive players in the history of the game. Chamberlain entered the league in 1959 at the age of 21 years old. Nor was there ever a woman who came forward with an unplanned pregnancy or a paternity suit. Both had different ideas as to what Wilt's role should be on the team. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. A lot of NBA scoring and rebounding records look unattainable because of Chamberlain's dominance in the 1960s. This doesn't look trustworthy to be honest. John Stockton's career totals for assists and steals. So,here are the most striking ones that are quite certain to not be surpassed by any player: most 50-point games (118), most consecutive league scoring titles (7 - tied with Michael Jordan), games with 50 or more points in a single season (45) and most rebounds in a single game (55). "The key is being able to stop him once or twice when you need to.". That Wilt Chamberlain passed away in 1999 without ever marrying is understandable. For his feats, Chamberlain was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, elected into the NBA 35th Anniversary Team in 1980, chosen as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Teamin 2021. --------------------------------------------------------------------, Or more likely, newspapers only reported on the number of blocks when Wilt and Russell had an unusually high number of them. Even more than his 50.4 points per game, Chamberlains most unbreakable single-season record might be his minutes-per-game mark: 48.5 in 1961-62. And what about turndowns? Before retiring, Chamberlain earned three MVP trophies, including Finals MVP and two NBA titles, in addition to MVP and Rookie of the Year. Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database. But it is believed that Chamberlain achieved a quintuple-double in that game. In his legendary career, Chamberlain scored 31,419 points, including the unbelievable. Give Naatu Naatu Best Original Song. Coach Bill Sharman, a former Celtic, challenged Wilt to play "like Russell" for a season. How many times did Wilt Chamberlain win MVP? In sports, and possibly even in life, that's true in about 90% of all instances. In his legendary career, Chamberlain scored 31,419 points, including the unbelievable time he actually scored 100 points in one game. Chamberlain tallied 25 separate 30-rebound games in his rookie season. In those seasons, he grabbed 19.4 percent of available boards when he was on the floor. Yes, he averaged more than a regulation game. Still impressed by Oscars triple-double or Wilt slapping up a 50-25 for the season? He probably would take a woman to bed any time he couldn't fall asleep. Nate Thurmond, who played with and against Chamberlain, stated that Wilt was "7'2" and 290 lbs that season" (In the Wilt Chamberlain Scouting Tool video).