Wilt Chamberlain vs. Rick Mahorn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rick Mahorn 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 less than Rick Mahorn, who played 18. Wilt Chamberlain had the first of his seasons in 1959-60, while Rick Mahorn had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Rick Mahorn 18 13 1980-81 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1959-601980-81
Team Philadelphia WarriorsWashington Bullets
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 FinalsDid Not Play
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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
Rick Mahorn 52 13.4 4.8 1.3 2.8 4.1 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 2.6 2.1 4.2 .507 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .675
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
Rick Mahorn ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1960-611981-82
Team Philadelphia WarriorsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisBullets 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 47.8 38.4 - - 27.2 1.9 - - - 1.6 15.8 31.1 .509 - - - 6.7 13.3 .504
Rick Mahorn 80 33.3 12.2 1.9 6.9 8.8 1.9 0.7 1.7 2.0 4.4 5.2 10.2 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.9 .632
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
Rick Mahorn 7 34.6 10.6 2.0 6.7 8.7 1.9 1.4 0.7 2.3 4.3 4.6 10.4 .438 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .714

Season 3

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1961-621982-83
Team Philadelphia WarriorsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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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
Rick Mahorn 82 36.9 11.0 2.1 7.4 9.5 1.4 1.0 1.8 2.1 4.1 4.6 9.4 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.1 .575
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
Rick Mahorn ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1962-631983-84
Team San Francisco WarriorsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Rick Mahorn 82 32.9 9.0 2.1 6.9 9.0 1.6 0.8 1.5 1.7 4.4 3.7 7.4 .507 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.3 .651
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Rick Mahorn 4 38.5 9.5 1.8 9.0 10.8 1.5 0.3 1.5 1.5 4.8 3.8 6.3 .600 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.5 .800

Season 5

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1963-641984-85
Team San Francisco WarriorsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Rick Mahorn 77 26.9 6.3 1.9 5.9 7.9 1.6 0.8 1.4 1.7 4.0 2.7 5.4 .499 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .683
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
Rick Mahorn 4 10.3 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 6

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1964-651985-86
Team San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Rick Mahorn 80 18.0 4.9 1.5 3.6 5.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.4 3.3 2.0 4.3 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .681
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
Rick Mahorn 4 15.3 3.0 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 3.5 1.3 3.3 .385 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 7

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1965-661986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersDetroit Pistons
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 FinalsPistons Lost East 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 79 47.3 33.5 - - 24.6 5.2 - - - 2.2 13.6 25.2 .540 - - - 6.3 12.4 .513
Rick Mahorn 63 20.3 6.1 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.2 3.5 2.3 5.1 .447 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.9 .821
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
Rick Mahorn 15 32.2 9.7 2.8 6.7 9.5 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.1 4.0 3.9 7.3 .541 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.3 .800

Season 8

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1966-671987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons 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 81 45.5 24.1 - - 24.2 7.8 - - - 1.8 9.7 14.2 .683 - - - 4.8 10.8 .441
Rick Mahorn 67 29.3 10.7 2.4 6.1 8.4 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.8 3.9 4.1 7.2 .574 0.0 0.0 .500 2.4 3.2 .756
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
Rick Mahorn 23 17.8 3.3 0.8 3.0 3.9 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.8 1.3 3.9 .344 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .684

Season 9

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1967-681988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersDetroit Pistons
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 FinalsNBA 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 46.8 24.3 - - 23.8 8.6 - - - 2.0 10.0 16.8 .595 - - - 4.3 11.4 .380
Rick Mahorn 72 24.9 7.3 2.0 4.9 6.9 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.9 2.8 5.5 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.2 .748
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
Rick Mahorn 17 21.2 5.7 1.8 3.4 5.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.6 3.5 2.4 4.1 .580 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .654

Season 10

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1968-691989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers 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 81 45.3 20.5 - - 21.1 4.5 - - - 1.8 7.9 13.6 .583 - - - 4.7 10.6 .446
Rick Mahorn 75 30.3 10.8 2.2 5.3 7.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.4 3.3 4.2 8.4 .497 0.0 0.1 .222 2.4 3.4 .715
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
Rick Mahorn 10 34.2 9.4 1.8 5.2 7.0 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.3 4.1 3.7 8.6 .430 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.6 .769

Season 11

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1969-701990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 12 42.1 27.3 - - 18.4 4.1 - - - 2.6 10.8 18.9 .568 - - - 5.8 13.1 .446
Rick Mahorn 80 30.5 8.9 1.9 5.9 7.8 1.5 1.0 0.7 1.6 3.5 3.3 7.0 .467 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.0 .788
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
Rick Mahorn 8 26.0 6.4 0.9 4.4 5.3 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.0 3.1 2.5 4.5 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .786

Note: Rick Mahorn didn't play in 1991-92.

Season 12

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1970-711992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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
Rick Mahorn 74 14.6 3.9 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.1 1.4 2.9 .472 0.0 0.0 .333 1.2 1.5 .800
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
Rick Mahorn 4 15.8 2.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.3 2.3 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 13

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1971-721993-94
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
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 ChampionNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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
Rick Mahorn 28 8.1 2.1 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.4 0.8 1.7 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .650
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
Rick Mahorn 3 6.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 14

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season 1972-731994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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
Rick Mahorn 58 10.9 3.4 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.6 1.4 2.6 .523 0.0 0.1 .333 0.7 0.8 .796
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
Rick Mahorn ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season -1995-96
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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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 ------- --- ----------
Rick Mahorn 50 9.0 2.4 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.4 0.9 2.4 .352 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.9 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Rick Mahorn ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season -1996-97
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Rick Mahorn 22 9.9 2.5 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.5 0.9 2.5 .370 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Rick Mahorn 2 9.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 17

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season -1997-98
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Rick Mahorn 59 12.0 2.4 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.1 1.0 2.2 .457 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Rick Mahorn ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Wilt Chamberlain Rick Mahorn
Season -1998-99
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Rick Mahorn 16 7.9 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.4 0.3 1.1 .278 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .375
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wilt Chamberlain ------- --- ----------
Rick Mahorn 5 5.8 1.0 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500