The guy I've noticed getting a lot of poke aways and steals was actually Russell. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 4:50AM. No team has averaged even 50 rebounds per game since 1977-78. Wed 13 Oct 1999 21.45 EDT. authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and, display personalised ads and content based on interest profiles, measure the effectiveness of personalised ads and content, and, develop and improve our products and services. 14 assists and one steal in 28 minutes. He started his career with the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors in 1959. His 'Ironman' streakbegan on November 19, 1986when the Lakers defeated the Spurs in San Antonio and it ended with the final game of his career in 2001 as a member of the Miami Heat against the Orlando Magic. Let alone the best depth too. In recent times, only a handful of playersplay all 82 games each season, let alone multiple consecutive seasons. --------------------------------------------------------------------, Or more likely, newspapers only reported on the number of blocks when Wilt and Russell had an unusually high number of them. His quintuple-double performance in 1968 validates that statement. Before retiring, Chamberlain earned three MVP trophies, including Finals MVP and two NBA titles, in addition to MVP and Rookie of the Year. I always knew Wilt blocked more shots than Russell. To succeed in the NFL, hell need to be an outlier among outliers. Back in those days, the NBA was working to gain a larger audience, and without the benefit of a massive TV deal, teams had to reach the fans directly. The seven-foot-one . I remember reading that someone kept a tally of Chamberlain's blocks one game, and he ended up with 26. Chamberlain averaged 48.5 minutes per game. Everyone gets sick once in a while, which would have cost Chamberlain precious time during those 37 to 40 sexually active years. And that discrepancy carries single-game ramifications as well. Not that he minded. But most incredibly, even with those reported 20,000 sexual liaisons, Chamberlain is not known to have contracted any serious sexually transmitted diseases. LA Lakers' Elmore Smith was the first player to lead the NBA in blocks per game, with an average of 4.85 and 393 total blocks. If this is all just based on newspaper reports the stats are not trustworthy at all. Due to the schedules forboth teams, he went on to play the Pistons' remaining 53 games and ended up with 88. So in addition to the advantage prior-generation players had because of their eras pace, and in addition to the advantage prior-generation players had because of their eras field goal inaccuracies, prior-generation players were also allowed to play more. The NBA's weirdest triple doubles include some of the NBA's signature names, including Wilt Chamberlain and Jason Kidd. A quintuple-double means a player recorded at least 10 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, and 10 blocks in a game. The difference in shooting percentage between 1961 and 2019 would lead to about 8-10 extra rebounds per night in a single game, even before accounting for the former seasons heightened pace. Fifty years ago, Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 42 rebounds (not a typo) against the Celtics. Raptors. Re: Wilt Chamberlain steals per game data with additional film breakdown. In 1960-61, when Chamberlain set the record, teams attempted ONE HUNDRED AND NINE shots per game. Or, at least he was extraordinary in a different way. You can change your choices at any time by clicking on the 'Privacy dashboard' links on our sites and apps. Wilt Chamberlain wasnt just a scoring champion. Thats good! For much of this Celtics' dynasty, the leaguehad aroundeight teams. His lack of foul shooting ability was notorious, as if he refused to take advantage of the inevitability of being hacked by lesser mortals. A lot of NBA scoring and rebounding records look unattainable because of Chamberlain's dominance in the 1960s. But hey, let's at least give Buckner credit for scoring 33 points of his own. Hassan Whiteside did it four. He would spit downward and reply: "It's raining". Wilt Chamberlain played 14 seasons for the Lakers, Warriors and 76ers. Since then, Charles Oakley has the most single-game rebounds with 35 in 1988. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Thats a lofty number, but it didnt lead the league during that span, and it would place him behind four active players on the career leaderboard in Drummond, DeAndre Jordan, Dwight Howard, and Kevin Love. Prior to the 2006-07 season, the NBA announced that after 16 technical fouls in a season, an NBA player would be suspended for the next game without pay. But it happened to be in this arena they had a shooting gallery, old penny arcade, so some of the guys went there, and I started shooting rifles and so forth. Heres why. Two of the 10 records Bill Simmons detailed in his Book of Basketball as the most unbreakable have fallen in the past four years. All my points are not only valid, but carry a level of weight that would sink a rubberized yellow plastic duck. A newspaper won't report it if they had like 2 blocks in the game. Tools and Resources Used by Real General Managers. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? "The inside scoop was he was hungover," said Darrall Imhoff(via the Los Angeles Times), the man who took Jordon's spot in the starting lineup. The reasons for their failure may have been inherent to the whole project. But the man who loved 20,000 women never married, and apparently died alone. But Chamberlain's enduring legacy is his series of losses to the Boston Celtics. Jordan did it three times. "No one can stop Wilt," Russel said. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Report: Wilt Chamberlain may have fathered a child in 1964. But it is believed that Chamberlain achieved a quintuple-double in that game. However, there is one Wilt Chamberlain record that stands the test of time. . He was probably a virgin when he left high school." All those extra shots often missed, and they often found their way into Chamberlains giant paws. Great find. Plenty of records are falling this NBA season, but this feat wont. In a career lasting from 1959 until 1973 he scored 31,419 points. 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. He averaged over 50 points per game for an entire season. All rights reserved. Yet the two were friends: Wilt would bring Russell to dinner at his mother's house, then Russell would take advantage on the court. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. At 7'1", Wilt Chamberlain may have been the most dominating and amazing basketball player of all time. With the way the game is played today, it will be tough for anyone to come close to that record. Out of those 60 occasions, only onefor Howard in his 30-rebound gameyielded a 20-rebound half. But that's not the best part. He was acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers midway through the 1964-65 season. The publicity turned the book into a bestseller. How many 40 point games has James Harden had? Whats different about the Sixers this year? Moderators: trex_8063, Doctor MJ, PaulieWal, Quotatious, Clyde Frazier, penbeast0, Post#1 by coastalmarker99 Tue Apr 6, 2021 1:46 am, Post#2 by coastalmarker99 Tue Apr 6, 2021 1:53 am, Post#3 by penbeast0 Tue Apr 6, 2021 5:50 am, Post#4 by coastalmarker99 Tue Apr 6, 2021 10:11 am, Post#5 by penbeast0 Tue Apr 6, 2021 11:05 am, Post#6 by ty 4191 Tue Apr 6, 2021 10:28 pm, Post#7 by feyki Wed Apr 7, 2021 9:15 am, Post#8 by 70sFan Wed Apr 7, 2021 9:38 am, Post#9 by feyki Wed Apr 7, 2021 9:45 am, Post#10 by BullsFan45 Wed Apr 7, 2021 10:44 am, Post#11 by DCasey91 Wed Apr 7, 2021 10:55 am, Post#12 by 70sFan Wed Apr 7, 2021 10:57 am. Chamberlain scored 41 points in the first half, not all that surprising considering he averaged 50.4 points per game over the entire season. Along with all of the buckets, Chamberlain also grabbed 25 rebounds and found time to dish out two assists. Check out Wilt Chamberlain career offensive and defensive statistics (Per Game)including PPG, Rebounds, Assists, Steals and Blocks as part of WhatIfSports Free SimMatchup Basketball! Chamberlain finished with 100 points on36-of-63 shooting from the field (57.1 percent) and 28-of-32 shooting from the free throw line (87.5 percent). This data along with some other defensive data of 72 Wilt and Nba archives footage that I have seen of him throughout that legendary season. All the pieces fell perfectly into place. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Lakers Forward Was the Steal of the Trade Deadline. He shot 54% from the field and a weak 51% from the line. All content 2000-2023 RealGM, L.L.C. That puts Wilt at 7'4". He topped the rebounding leaderboards, too, and took the leagues crown in 11 of his 14 seasons, often averaging by himself what an entire frontcourt does in the modern NBA. Chamberlain averaged 24.3 points, 23.8 rebounds, and 8.6 assists during the 1967-68 season. He did it as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers on March 18, 1968. The following season, however, Russell again triumphed, as Wilt, perhaps bored with passing, failed to take a shot in the second half of the deciding game. Miss only one extrafree throw, and he's stuck on99. Duality underpins practically everything about the brief existence of the KD, Harden and Kyrie Nets. Head to Head: Wilt Chamberlain vs. Bill Russell. Luckily, we can tinker with some available data from earlier in Wilts run. He put up video game numbers on a regular basis. He also claimed he never fathered a child, but Aaron Levi has some strong evidence that Wilt was his dad. Thats barely more than Drummonds average now. Wilt Chamberlain is the All-Time leader in rebounds. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979. In the 2 games in the link he averaged at least 14.5 per game. Or write about sports? Thats 37 percent. The Knicks finished as the worst team in the Eastern Division that year, and they didn't have their full frontcourt to challenge Chamberlain in the paint. Chamberlain finished with 100 points on 36-of-63 shooting from the field (57.1 percent) and 28-of-32 shooting from the free . But could he really sleep with 20,000 different women? The first one that comes to mindis obviously the100-point gameagainst the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962. When he retired following the 1972-73 season, it was 128 times. New York's starting center, Phil Jordon, was out with the flu, though it may have been something else keeping him on the sidelines. He began the 1968-69 season with the New York Knicks, for whom he played out the first 35 games of the campaignbefore getting dealt with the Detroit PistonsforDave DeBusschere. 135 games for Bill Russell, 8.1 blocks per game: I am a far better poster than anyone else here. Lets contrast Wilts situation with that of Andre Drummond, whos averaged at least 13 rebounds per game every season since he was a rookie and led the league in three of the past four. A close childhood friend, Tom Fitzhugh, said, "I don't remember him having a date. He had a reputation as having many partners. 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. Because of the lack of comprehensive play-by-play data for most of Wilts career, we have exact rebounding percentages for only the final three seasons of his career. The leagues pace seems hectic this season, as teams attempt nearly 89 shots per game, the highest mark in 30 years. He scored 23 points in the first quarter and had 41 by halftime, then tallied 28 in the third quarter, when the fans began to chant, "Give It To Wilt!
