Wilt Chamberlin by far,why is this a comparison? Not to mention he he scored 100 points in a single game and had his jersey retired 5 times,he was the most dominant center of all time peroid.Want more reasons?Chamberlain scored 31,419 points in 1,045 professional games. This was the most in NBA history when he retired in 1973, though his scoring total has since been exceeded by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone, both of whom played several more seasons than Chamberlain, and by Michael Jordan. His career scoring average of 30.06 points per game (ppg) is second-highest in league history, fractionally behind Jordan's 30.12 ppg.Chamberlain averaged 30.1 points and 22.9 rebounds per game for his career.Chamberlain's 1961-62 scoring average of 50.4 ppg, accomplished with the Philadelphia Warriors, is by far the NBA record. Chamberlain also holds the next two spots on the NBA's season scoring average list with 44.8 and 38.4 points per game.Chamberlain scored 60 or more points in a game an astonishing 32 times, more than all other NBA players combined (26 times). The closest player on that list is Michael Jordan, who accomplished the feat 5 times. See List of National Basketball Association players with 60 or more points in a game.Chamberlain scored 50 or more points in a regular season game 118 times. The next closest player on that list is Michael Jordan, who accomplished the feat 31 times.Chamberlain also set a record for rebounds in a game with 55, against the Celtics on November 24, 1960. The opposing team in that game was the Boston Celtics, with center Bill Russell, who had held the prior one-game record of 51.Chamberlain is the only player to grab more than 2,000 rebounds in a single season: 2,149 rebounds in the 1960-61 season (27.2 rpg) and 2,052 in 1961-62. Chamberlain's amazing 1961-62 season stat line: 4,029 points (50.4 ppg) and 2,052 rebounds (25.6 rpg).Chamberlain led the NBA in rebounding 11 times, in field goal percentage 9 times, and in scoring 7 times. Less eye-catching stats also serve to demonstrate Chamberlain's dominance: after critics called him a one-dimensional (or even selfish) player, Chamberlain defiantly promised to lead the league in total assists the next season, which he did in 1968 at a rate of 8.6 per game.Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to record a double-triple-double (meaning 20 points, 20 rebounds, 20 assists in one game). In 1968 against the Detroit Pistons, he logged 22 points, 25 rebounds and 21 assists. For basketball devotees, this may be his most jaw-dropping stat line, as it is the ultimate testimony of Wilt's versatility.In a related note, Chamberlain is also the only player in NBA history to record a quadruple double-double (meaning 40 points, and 40 rebounds or 40 assists in a single game). On December 8, 1961, when he scored a then-record 78 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, he also collected 43 rebounds.Chamberlain as well holds the record for the longest continuous streak of triple-doubles with nine straight in 1968.Chamberlain was also known for incredible stamina and durability. In 1962, he averaged 48.5 minutes per game, meaning that he played practically every minute of regulation as well as overtimes. His 3,882 minutes played out of the team's possible 3890 left an average of six seconds rest per game. Chamberlain played over 46 minutes per game for seven seasons, and his career 45.8 average is unmatched. Chamberlain also holds the top five marks in minutes played in a season and the top seven marks in minutes-per-game in a season, including 3882 out of a possible 3890 minutes in his superlative 1961-62 season, an average of more than 48 minutes per game.Despite the fact that Chamberlain was regularly double- and triple-teamed on offense and was relied upon so heavily on defense, he never once fouled out of a game in his 14 years in the NBA. In at least one game, he accumulated five fouls during the fourth quarter, and the game went into overtime, but still he did not foul out. (Six fouls was the personal limit.)As an arguable but somewhat probable note, many sportswriters attest that Chamberlain would have had several if not many quadruple-doubles, and may have averaged a triple-double (points, rebounds, blocks) over his career; but since he played in an era during which statistics on blocks and steals were not officially recorded, this remains speculation.In one season, Chamberlain set all three of these individual season records: 1) most free throws attempted, 2) most free throws made, and 3) most free throws missed. The record for most free throws made was eventually broken by Jerry West, but the other two records still stand.Chamberlain holds a number of NBA field goal percentage records that have never been approached by other players. In February of 1967, he made 35 straight field goals over a four game span including an 18-18 performance on February 24 against Baltimore. Chamberlain's 0.727 field goal percentage for the 1972-73 season is well ahead of the second best performance in NBA history — his own 0.683 mark from the 1966-67 season.
That information right there is pretty much useless, because I highly doubt it that anyone is going to read that.
Wilt had the most success in the NBA in terms of dominating, ever. I have to go with Wilt just by the way he dominated every opponent he played against. I mean, he averaged 50 ppg one season. How can I not pick him? Im not going to say David just because he played in a tougher era. We dont even know how good Wilt would be if he played in that era. Everyone praises Bill Russell. He played in the exact same era as Wilt. Wilt was a good passer, scorer, rebounder, and probably dominant on defense. Also, no one could stop him inside. That's how he scored 50 ppg. And get this guys. Wilt was a bad FT shooter. In his career, he took 11,862 FT's and he made only 6057 of them. That is only a bit over .500. Think of how many times guys fouled him too. So to think that he could average 50 ppg on .500 FT shooting. That's just amazing...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zards @ Jul 11 2006, 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That information right there is pretty much useless, because I highly doubt it that anyone is going to read that.</div>I read it... :closedeyes:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Zards @ Jul 11 2006, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He just copied and pasted it from some site, though... </div>yea. useless facts and numbers don't appeal. long opinions and views do though. i kinda skimmed.
