Wilt Chamberlain vs. Herm Hedderick Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Hedderick 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.

Herm Hedderick

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Herm Hedderick: 1954-55 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Herm Hedderick 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Herm Hedderick 1

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Herm Hedderick 0

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Herm Hedderick 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Herm Hedderick 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Herm Hedderick 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Herm Hedderick 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Herm Hedderick 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Herm Hedderick 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Herm Hedderick 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Herm Hedderick 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Herm Hedderick 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Herm Hedderick 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Herm Hedderick 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Herm Hedderick 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Herm Hedderick 0.8

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Herm Hedderick 0.4

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Herm Hedderick 4

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Herm Hedderick 4

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Herm Hedderick 2

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Herm Hedderick 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Herm Hedderick .222

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Herm Hedderick .000

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Herm Hedderick 0.8 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Herm Hedderick 0.8 (1955)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Herm Hedderick 0.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Herm Hedderick -

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Herm Hedderick -

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Herm Hedderick -

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Herm Hedderick -

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Herm Hedderick -

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Herm Hedderick -

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Herm Hedderick 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Herm Hedderick -

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Herm Hedderick -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Herm Hedderick -

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Herm Hedderick -

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Herm Hedderick -

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Herm Hedderick - 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.