Known as ``Wilt the Stilt'' and ``The Big Dipper,'' the 7-foot-1 Chamberlain dominated the NBA from 1959 through 1973, when he played for the Philadelphia (later the San Francisco) Warriors, the 76ers and the Lakers. He scored 31,419 points during his career, averaging 30.1 points for his career.
CHAMBERLAIN'S CAREER STATISTICS
Year Team GP Reb RPG Pts PPG 59-60 Philadelphia 72 1941 27.0 2707 37.6 60-61 Philadelphia 79 2149 27.2 3033 38.4 61-62 Philadelphia 80 2052 25.7 4029 50.4 62-63 San Francisco 80 1946 24.3 3806 44.8 63-64 San Francisco 80 1787 22.3 2948 36.9 64-65 S.F.-Phila 73 1673 22.9 2534 34.7 65-66 Philadelphia 79 1943 24.6 2649 33.5 66-67 Philadelphia 81 1957 24.2 1956 24.1 67-68 Philadelphia 82 1952 23.8 1992 24.3 68-69 L.A. Lakers 81 1712 21.1 1664 20.5 69-70 L.A. Lakers 12 221 18.4 328 27.3 70-71 L.A. Lakers 82 1493 18.2 1696 20.7 71-72 L.A. Lakers 82 1572 19.2 1213 14.8 72-73 L.A. Lakers 82 1526 18.6 1084 13.2 Totals 1045 23924 22.9 31419 30.1 He also led the league in career rebounding with 23,924.
One of only two men named MVP and rookie of the year in the same season (1959), he was also MVP in 1966 through 1968. He led the NBA in scoring seven straight seasons, 1960 to 1966, and led the league in rebounding 11 of his 14 seasons.
One of his most famous records is the 100 points he scored in a single game in the Philadelphia Warriors' 169-147 defeat of the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pa.