Wilt Chamberlain vs. Archie Clark Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Archie Clark and Wilt Chamberlain, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Wilt Chamberlain played 14 years in the NBA, 4 more than Archie Clark, who played 10. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Archie Clark had his rookie season in 1966-67. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Wilt Chamberlain 14 13 1959-60 to 1972-73
Archie Clark 10 10 1966-67 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1959-601966-67
Team Philadelphia WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsLakers Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 72 46.4 37.6 - - 27.0 2.3 - - - 2.1 14.8 32.1 .461 - - - 8.0 13.8 .582
Archie Clark 76 23.2 10.5 - - 2.9 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.4 9.6 .452 - - - 1.8 2.5 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 9 46.1 33.2 - - 25.8 2.1 - - - 1.9 13.9 28.0 .496 - - - 5.4 12.2 .445
Archie Clark 3 41.7 25.7 - - 4.3 5.0 - - - 3.7 10.7 20.7 .516 - - - 4.3 5.7 .765

Season 2
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1960-611967-68
Team Philadelphia WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 79 47.8 38.4 - - 27.2 1.9 - - - 1.6 15.8 31.1 .509 - - - 6.7 13.3 .504
Archie Clark 81 37.5 19.9 - - 4.2 4.4 - - - 2.9 7.8 16.2 .480 - - - 4.4 5.9 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 3 48.0 37.0 - - 23.0 2.0 - - - 3.3 15.0 32.0 .469 - - - 7.0 12.7 .553
Archie Clark 15 35.2 15.3 - - 3.1 4.0 - - - 2.8 5.9 13.7 .427 - - - 3.5 4.6 .768

Season 3
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1961-621968-69
Team Philadelphia WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div Finals76ers Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 80 48.5 50.4 - - 25.7 2.4 - - - 1.5 20.0 39.5 .506 - - - 10.4 17.0 .613
Archie Clark 82 26.1 13.5 - - 3.2 3.6 - - - 2.3 5.4 11.3 .478 - - - 2.7 3.8 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 12 48.0 35.0 - - 26.6 3.1 - - - 2.3 13.5 28.9 .467 - - - 8.0 12.6 .636
Archie Clark 5 37.0 19.4 - - 3.8 4.4 - - - 3.4 8.0 15.4 .519 - - - 3.4 3.8 .895

Season 4
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1962-631969-70
Team San Francisco WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 80 47.6 44.8 - - 24.3 3.4 - - - 1.7 18.3 34.6 .528 - - - 8.3 13.9 .593
Archie Clark 76 36.5 19.7 - - 4.0 5.0 - - - 2.6 7.8 15.8 .496 - - - 4.1 5.2 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Archie Clark 5 29.2 13.6 - - 2.8 3.6 - - - 2.0 5.2 12.0 .433 - - - 3.2 4.4 .727

Season 5
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1963-641970-71
Team San Francisco WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 80 46.1 36.9 - - 22.3 5.0 - - - 2.3 15.1 28.7 .524 - - - 6.8 12.7 .531
Archie Clark 82 39.6 21.3 - - 4.8 5.4 - - - 2.6 8.1 16.3 .496 - - - 5.1 6.5 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 12 46.5 34.7 - - 25.2 3.3 - - - 2.3 14.6 26.8 .543 - - - 5.5 11.6 .475
Archie Clark 7 42.1 23.6 - - 4.1 4.9 - - - 3.0 9.4 19.9 .475 - - - 4.7 6.4 .733

Season 6
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1964-651971-72
Team San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers, Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 73 45.2 34.7 - - 22.9 3.4 - - - 2.0 14.6 28.5 .510 - - - 5.6 12.1 .464
Archie Clark 77 42.7 25.2 - - 3.5 8.0 - - - 2.5 9.2 19.7 .470 - - - 6.7 8.7 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 11 48.7 29.3 - - 27.2 4.4 - - - 2.6 11.2 21.1 .530 - - - 6.9 12.4 .559
Archie Clark 6 45.2 26.7 - - 4.0 7.8 - - - 2.5 9.2 21.0 .437 - - - 8.3 9.8 .847

Season 7
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1965-661972-73
Team Philadelphia 76ersBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 79 47.3 33.5 - - 24.6 5.2 - - - 2.2 13.6 25.2 .540 - - - 6.3 12.4 .513
Archie Clark 39 37.9 18.3 - - 3.3 7.1 - - - 2.8 7.7 15.3 .507 - - - 2.8 3.5 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 5 48.0 28.0 - - 30.2 3.0 - - - 2.0 11.2 22.0 .509 - - - 5.6 13.6 .412
Archie Clark 5 42.8 21.2 - - 3.4 5.2 - - - 4.0 9.2 18.4 .500 - - - 2.8 3.6 .778

Season 8
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1966-671973-74
Team Philadelphia 76ersCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 81 45.5 24.1 - - 24.2 7.8 - - - 1.8 9.7 14.2 .683 - - - 4.8 10.8 .441
Archie Clark 56 31.9 13.1 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.1 1.1 0.1 - 2.2 5.6 12.1 .467 - - - 1.8 2.3 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 15 47.9 21.7 - - 29.1 9.0 - - - 2.5 8.8 15.2 .579 - - - 4.1 10.7 .388
Archie Clark 7 23.1 7.3 0.4 1.4 1.9 2.1 0.7 0.0 - 1.9 2.9 8.4 .339 - - - 1.6 2.9 .550

Season 9
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1967-681974-75
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 82 46.8 24.3 - - 23.8 8.6 - - - 2.0 10.0 16.8 .595 - - - 4.3 11.4 .380
Archie Clark 77 32.2 13.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 5.6 1.4 0.1 - 2.4 5.9 11.9 .495 - - - 2.1 2.5 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 13 48.5 23.7 - - 24.7 6.5 - - - 2.2 9.5 17.8 .534 - - - 4.6 12.2 .380
Archie Clark 9 29.9 11.1 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.4 0.7 0.1 - 2.6 4.6 10.4 .436 - - - 2.0 2.2 .900

Season 10
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1968-691975-76
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsPistons Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 81 45.3 20.5 - - 21.1 4.5 - - - 1.8 7.9 13.6 .583 - - - 4.7 10.6 .446
Archie Clark 79 20.1 7.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.8 0.8 0.1 - 2.0 3.2 7.3 .433 - - - 1.3 1.5 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 18 46.2 13.9 - - 24.7 2.6 - - - 3.1 5.3 9.8 .545 - - - 3.2 8.2 .392
Archie Clark 9 21.3 8.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 3.2 0.7 0.0 - 2.8 3.3 6.9 .484 - - - 1.3 2.0 .667

Season 11
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1969-70-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 12 42.1 27.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.6 10.8 18.9 .568 - - - 5.8 13.1 .446
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 18 47.3 22.1 - - 22.2 4.5 - - - 2.3 8.8 16.0 .549 - - - 4.6 11.2 .406
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1970-71-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 82 44.3 20.7 - - 18.2 4.3 - - - 2.1 8.1 15.0 .545 - - - 4.4 8.2 .538
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 12 46.2 18.3 - - 20.2 4.4 - - - 2.8 7.1 15.6 .455 - - - 4.2 8.1 .515
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1971-72-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 82 42.3 14.8 - - 19.2 4.0 - - - 2.4 6.0 9.3 .649 - - - 2.7 6.4 .422
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 15 46.9 14.7 - - 21.0 3.3 - - - 3.1 5.3 9.5 .563 - - - 4.0 8.1 .492
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Wilt Chamberlain Archie Clark
Season 1972-73-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 82 43.2 13.2 - - 18.6 4.5 - - - 2.3 5.2 7.1 .727 - - - 2.8 5.5 .510
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain 17 47.1 10.4 - - 22.5 3.5 - - - 2.8 3.8 6.8 .552 - - - 2.9 5.8 .500
Archie Clark ------- --- ----------
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