Wilt Chamberlain vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens 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.

Red Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Red Owens 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Red Owens 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Red Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Red Owens 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Red Owens 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Red Owens 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Red Owens 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Red Owens 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Red Owens 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Red Owens 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Red Owens 137

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Red Owens 19

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.