Wilt Chamberlain vs. Jim Cleamons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Cleamons 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.

Jim Cleamons

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Jim Cleamons 1

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Jim Cleamons 9

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Jim Cleamons 4

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Jim Cleamons 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Jim Cleamons 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Jim Cleamons 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Jim Cleamons 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Jim Cleamons 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Jim Cleamons 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Jim Cleamons 1

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Jim Cleamons 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Jim Cleamons 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Jim Cleamons 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Jim Cleamons 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 Jim Cleamons 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Jim Cleamons 3.0

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Jim Cleamons 3.9

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Jim Cleamons 5,412

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Jim Cleamons 1,981

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Jim Cleamons 2,531

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 533 *

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 120 *

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Jim Cleamons 652

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Jim Cleamons .460

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons .226 *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Jim Cleamons .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Jim Cleamons 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Jim Cleamons 3.3

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Jim Cleamons 221

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Jim Cleamons 89

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 12 *

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 3 *

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Jim Cleamons 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Jim Cleamons .396

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons - *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Jim Cleamons .848

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.