Wilt Chamberlain vs. Don Ford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Ford 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.

Don Ford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Don Ford: 1975-76 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Don Ford 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Don Ford 7

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Don Ford 3

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Don Ford 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Don Ford 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Don Ford 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Don Ford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Don Ford 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Don Ford 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Don Ford 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Don Ford 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Don Ford 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Don Ford 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Don Ford 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 Don Ford 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Don Ford 3.6

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Don Ford 1.4

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 0.6

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Don Ford 3,016

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Don Ford 1,691

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Don Ford 647

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 274

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 139

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Don Ford 474

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Don Ford .464

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Don Ford .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Don Ford 9.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Don Ford 4.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Don Ford 1.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 0.9 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 0.6 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Don Ford 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Don Ford 4.3

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Don Ford 2.2

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 1.1

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Don Ford 144

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Don Ford 85

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Don Ford 44

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 21

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 6

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Don Ford 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Don Ford .443

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford - *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Don Ford .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Don Ford 10.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Don Ford 5.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Don Ford 3.4 (1977)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Don Ford 0.4 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.