Wilt Chamberlain vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Cliff Pondexter 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Cliff Pondexter 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Cliff Pondexter 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Cliff Pondexter 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Cliff Pondexter 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Cliff Pondexter 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

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.