Wilt Chamberlain vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Earl Tatum 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Earl Tatum 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Earl Tatum 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Earl Tatum 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Earl Tatum 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Earl Tatum 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Earl Tatum 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Earl Tatum 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 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8 (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.