Wilt Chamberlain vs. Mychal Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mychal Thompson 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.

Mychal Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Mychal Thompson: 1978-79 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Mychal Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Mychal Thompson 12

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Mychal Thompson 11

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Mychal Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Mychal Thompson 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Mychal Thompson 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Mychal Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Mychal Thompson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Mychal Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Mychal Thompson 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Mychal Thompson 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Mychal Thompson 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Mychal Thompson 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Mychal Thompson 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 Mychal Thompson 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Mychal Thompson 7.4

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Mychal Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Mychal Thompson 12,810

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Mychal Thompson 6,951

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Mychal Thompson 2,141

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 701

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1,073

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Mychal Thompson 935

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Mychal Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson .083 *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Mychal Thompson .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Mychal Thompson 20.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Mychal Thompson 11.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Mychal Thompson 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 2.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Mychal Thompson 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Mychal Thompson 6.0

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Mychal Thompson 1.2

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Mychal Thompson 1,132

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Mychal Thompson 627

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Mychal Thompson 126

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 56

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 106

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Mychal Thompson 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Mychal Thompson .501

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson - *

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Mychal Thompson .648

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Mychal Thompson 25.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Mychal Thompson 10.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Mychal Thompson 5.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mychal Thompson 3.0 (1981)

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.