Do you think that Wilt Chamberlain was more dominant on game than Michael Jordan?

If it's all about rings, then why is Jordan, with only six titles, considered to be the best ever by so many people? Granted, said people know nothing about NBA history, but that's the way it is. Six rings is NOWHERE near the record. And I've heard some idiots on Y/A say that 3 titles in a row was a record...tells you all you need to know about Jordan fans.

To be fair to Jordan, he actually holds the record for the highest lifetime scoring average, with 30.12 per game compared to Wilt's 30.07.... Jordan took more shots per game (shooting a lower percentage) and was a better free throw shooter than Wilt.

Those of you who wonder why Jordan retired when he did (in 2003)...here's the answer...in his final season, Jordan busted his a$$ to average 20 ppg... had he started off the following season and averaged 20 ppg after seven games, his career scoring average would have dropped below Wilt's. Jordan wanted to stay #1 in that category, thus his final retirement.

Jordan (and players of the 80s and 90s) were treated like Kings compared to Wilt's era when it comes to traveling and accommodations. Also, the NBA began to put in rules against playing more than two consecutive nights (I think it's two max, might be three, but I think it's two)....

In 1962, Wilt's Philadelphia Warriors played on the following dates:

Jan 9 - Syracuse (home game)

Jan 10 - at Detroit

Jan 11 - at Cincinnati

Jan 13 - Chicago (home game)

Jan 14 - at Boston

Jan 17 - St Louis (neutral court)

Jan 18 - Cincinnati (home game)

Jan 19 - Detroit (neutral court)

Jan 20 - Detroit - (home game)

Jan 21 - Syracuse - neutral court

Then they had a game on Jan 24, before having games on Jan 26th, 27th, 28th and 30th, followed by games on Feb 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Even with that schedule, Wilt only sat out EIGHT MINUTES OF THE ENTIRE SEASON, and averaged 48.5 min/game.

Jordan had only 3 seasons (out of 15) of averaging 40 min/game:

1988 - 40.4 min/game

1989 - 40.2 min/game

1987 - 40.0 min/game

Wilt averaged 46 min/game over his entire career. He had 10 seasons of averaged 45+ min/game, and his career LOW was 42 min/game, which is more than the career highs of Jordan and Shaq.

There's no way that Jordan was anywhere close to the athlete that Wilt was. And Wilt got pounded every night by the defense, and the refs let it happen. We all know what happened to any player caught breathing anywhere in Jordan's vicinity.

And Jordan would NEVER survive a schedule like Wilt faced year after year. He was way too fragile for that.

Not to mention the fact that the league kept rewriting the rules in order to try to curtail Wilt's dominance, while later modifying the rules to make the game easier for guys like Jordan (such as moving in the 3 point line because he couldn't buy a basket from out there).

Stat wise, Wilt was the only non-guard ever to lead the NBA in assists. He also has the only 20-20-20 game in NBA history (points, rebounds assists, same game).

In the 1967 Eastern Conference Finals, against the 8-time defending champion Celtics and Bill Russell, Wilt averaged 22 points, 32 rebounds and 10 assists - a triple double - against Russell... in the clinching game 5 victory over the Celtics, Wilt had... get this... 29 points...36 rebounds... 13 assists... the NBA has never seen a triple double like that one. Let me know when Shaq or Dwight Howard throws up those numbers.

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And to the idiots who don't think that there was a 3 second rule when Wilt played... get a f****ng clue...the 3 second rule has been in effect in basketball since the 1930s, and is older than the NBA itself, idiots.

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The Knicks' center against whom Wilt threw down 100 points was 6'11", only two inches shorter then Wilt. Jordan's been guarded by 6'4 guys (two inch height advantage), but I've never known him to throw down a hundred on any of 'em, or heck, even seventy.

You are really comparing apples to oranges. Wilt was more dominant in the paint and pretty much could not be stopped. However Jordan was dominant more throughout. Jordan could also have dominated the inside as well as outside. However Wilt was the master of inside domination. BTW where did u get that Wilt could bench 500 in his prime?

Wilt was the most dominant player in the NBA history.

He was the only one who stopped Bill Russell. He was having his height advantage. No doubt that Wilt was the most dominant player but many people disagrees with this. Nowadays, NBA big men are tallentless as compared to old Bigmen.

MJ was also good and more flashy than Wilt. His flashyness and airness made him more popular and people consider him as the greatest

Wilt was definitely more dominant and you are right he didn't have the help of the celtics or the watered down league of michael, but 4 some reason michael is considered the best. I guess because everyone actually saw him play. But in due time Michael is slowly being forgotten as well, who even mentions him anymore unless they are trying to put down Kobe.

i really don't know much about wilt chamberlin, but just reading from some of the answers that he scored 40-50 points a game and setting alot of records, sounds like wilt played in an era when most men weren't that intimidating in the low post to challenge wilt except bill russell, name other players from his era that can challlenge wilt before kareem abdul jabbar came onto the scene,

now kareem has about the same height as wilt an unstoppable sky hook shot, leading the nba in points but HOW MANY RECORDS has he set, and who did he go up against, wilt chamberlin, bill walton, robert parish, mark eaton,bill laimbeer, hakeem olajuwon, patrick ewing, kevin mchale, kevin duckworth, ralph sampson i know theres more but the centers named are all great defensive centers or good enough to slow a center down

Wilt was a very dominant force in the Center area, but I see your point...

I mean the dude scored 100 points a game, averaged 50 points a season, and holds many records...

He was more dominant than Jordan since he was so big, and tall...

BUT MJ IS STILL THE G.O.A.T.

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wilt chamberlain, no doubt, was more dominant than michael jordan. Michael Jordan is very dominant but he has never achieved what wilt chamberlain has. No one ever will achieve what wilt has achieved. I think he is the most dominant player in NBA history and will be forever.

The rules back then favored Wilt's numbers. No 3 second violation inside and shorter players. His accolades look more impressive than they really are. Where did you read he had a 50 in. vertical? I'm pretty sure that's not true.

MJ fans is gonna tell you, well he's 5 or 6 inches taller than his defender. Well, I don't think you can score very well when all 5 guys are defending you (yes, even MJ and Kobe, if they don't have help, they'll suck). Wilt is still able put points even facing quadruple team, quintiple team, that's amazing.