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Wilt is very good, not to undermine his skill

Both Jordan and Chamberlain scored at will

Wilt was a 7'1" with very little competition

Jordan's adversaries were of a tougher edition

Both averaged 30.1 over their career

Both are Top 5, but Jordan takes it here.

Aaah...well...I'ma sound like a hater, but those records/numbers are inflated.

Don't get me wrong, with Wilt's size and athleticism he could probably average 20-30ppg and grab 10-15 boards, but no way in hell is he droppin' 50 and 27 for a whole year in 2009-10.

His scoring was the result of him over matching every center in the league. Not only was he bigger (7'1" close to 300 lbs) but he was agile at the size. No one could guard him, not even Russell. Wilt was scoring 50-60 points on him as well.

Russell, like most centers back then was about 6'9" 215 pounds. Imagine Rashard Lewis who was Russell's size, trying to guard a quicker, slightly slimmer version of Shaq? No contest!

His unreal rebounding numbers are the result of teams playing at an absurd pace. Teams shot the ball 115-125 times a game, and only made 38-41% of their shots, so they're were like almost 150 missed shots every game. Compare that to today's game where teams take only 80 shots a game and make about 47%.

Averaging 25 boards back then is like averaging 13 now.

So anyway, Wilt was good, but his numbers are inflated.

Jordan played and dominated in a more modernized era.

Wilt, had the advantage of playing against lesser competition. There was no offensive 3 seconds, so he could just stand in the paint and shoot it over everyone. He was taller than everyone by at least half a foot. No one could touch him. If he played now he would be average at best. If Yao or Shaq played back then, they'd easily average 60 points a game. A string of Hall of Famers couldn't win a championship because they played in the same era as Jordan. John Stockton, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, and Charles Barkley.

Being the best is more then just about mere numbers, it's about how you dominate your competition. For all his gaudy regular season numbers, Wilt could never quite eclipse Bill Russell. If you look at the rivalry between those two, it's clear that Russell had the better of it. When MJ was in his prime, he was the guy that nobody could get past.

Aside from competition in their respective era, which a lot of users corectly pointed out. Wilt purposely padded his own stats. He would intentionally miss an open lay up to get a rebound and he once led the league in assists! A huge center leading the NBA in assists? That's because he wanted that title (assist) also without thinking of championship first.

Jordan was always bent on winning. He made his teammates better, was more clutch and had much more passion in the game.

He played in an era where all the competition was scrawny 6'6 - 6'8 players. There was no 3 second rule so Wilt could just sit in the paint with his hands up waiting for the ball. Nobody could get high enough to reach the ball. If Yao Ming played in Wilt's era, he could EASILY average around 100 points a game.

Not only did Jordan win six championships, but the opposition was much stronger in Jordan's day. Wilt's competition, though skilled, were not of the same caliber.

Wilt is the most overrated player in history. He set all those records playing against 6'7 white guys who weren't that athletic back than.

****, Chris Mihm could of scored 40ppg, grabbing 20rpg back than too.

Michael Jordan is a better all around player, plus he won alot of championships compared to Wilt.

Its hard to compare players of different eras as people have different views on who they think is better but one thing is for sure Wilt was the Original record breaking man.... MJ just continued on the tradition..

tyson chandler would average this if he went to this era of course mj is better chamberlin slept in the paint took naps had his hand up in the sky and hit shots from right in front of the basket. guys tippy toed to contain him but he was to tall thats why when he faced russel he got shut down ive seen his highlights he isnt just talented just some tall more athletic black man playin with some 6 foot 6 white guys and he wa 7-2 just lettin yah no.