Ira Bowman vs. Wilt Chamberlain Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wilt Chamberlain and Ira Bowman that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Ira Bowman

vs.

Wilt Chamberlain

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 Wilt Chamberlain 14

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 Wilt Chamberlain 13

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 13

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 4

Finals MVP Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 10

All-Defensive 1st Team Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 2

Scoring Leader Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 7

Rebounds Leader Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 11

Assists Leader Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

Rookie of The Year Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Wilt Chamberlain 22.9

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 Wilt Chamberlain 4.4

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 Wilt Chamberlain 31,419

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 Wilt Chamberlain 23,924

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 Wilt Chamberlain 4,643

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 Wilt Chamberlain 1,045

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 Wilt Chamberlain .540

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 Wilt Chamberlain .511

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain 24.5

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 Wilt Chamberlain 4.2

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 3,607

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain 3,913

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 Wilt Chamberlain 673

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 Wilt Chamberlain 160

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Wilt Chamberlain .522

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 Wilt Chamberlain .465

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966)

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) Wilt Chamberlain - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.