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Chamberlain never averaged fewer than 20 rebounds in a postseason; Distinction also held by Bill Russell. Chamberlain is the only player to grab more than 2,000 rebounds in a single season: 2,149 rebounds in the 1960–61 season and 2,052 in 1961–62. Chamberlain's 1961–62 season stat line: 4,029 points (50.4 ppg) and 2,052 rebounds (25.7 rpg).
Chamberlain changed the game in fundamental ways no other player did." [13] In this period of his life, his three lifelong nicknames "Wilt the Stilt", "Goliath", and "The Big Dipper"—his favorite—were coined. [14] [15] Chamberlain led the team to two city championships over three seasons, with Overbrook logging a 56–3 win-loss record.
Wilt Chamberlain set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by scoring 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. It is widely considered one of the greatest records in the sport's ...
Wilt Chamberlain (center) won the award four times in his career. Bob Pettit was the first player to win multiple MVP awards. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the award a record-setting six times in his career. Larry Bird was the last player to win the award in three consecutive years.
Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in 1962, which is the current NBA record This feat has been accomplished 90 times in NBA history. Thirty-six players have scored 60 or more points in a game, while just ten players have joined the 70-point club.
To anyone whose first thought hearing Wilt Chamberlain’s name is the number of women he claimed to have slept with, rest assured, “Goliath” has you covered. But the three-part Showtime ...
Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an upcoming auction. The current record sale for a Chamberlain sports ...
Wilt Chamberlain – 43.7; Highest minutes per game in a season. Wilt Chamberlain – 45.3; Most points scored in a game. Kobe Bryant – 81; Elgin Baylor – 71; Wilt Chamberlain – 66; Kobe Bryant – 65; Elgin Baylor – 64; Highest career points per game. Elgin Baylor – 27.4; Highest points per game in a season. Elgin Baylor – 38.3 (48 ...