Wilt Chamberlain vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Carl Shaeffer 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Carl Shaeffer 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Carl Shaeffer 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.