Wilt Chamberlain’s accomplishments are the stuff of legend in the NBA. The gigantic big man has scored the most points in a game in NBA history (100), and he has career averages of 30.1 points and 22.9 rebounds.
In his 3.5 seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, he led them to a title in 1967 while winning the MVP award in all three of his full seasons with the Sixers. Chamberlain averaged 27.6 points and 23.9 rebounds for Philadelphia, and he has his No. 13 jersey retired at the Wells Fargo Center.
HoopsHype ranked the top 20 centers in the history of the game, and Chamberlain came in third:
Chamberlain’s single-season rebounding and scoring records are unassailable. Plus he has the second-best scoring average behind only Jordan. And had MJ played one more year with the Wizards, Chamberlain might actually be No. 1 in that stat. Chamberlain is also the only guy to lead the league in total scoring, rebounds and assists for a season, and retired as the all-time leader in scoring and rebounding at the time.
Most will use the argument that Chamberlain played in an era when the competition was not as tough as other centers, but his numbers are so dominant the argument can be dismissed easily. He is undeniably one of the best players to ever play this game.
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