• Magical 100: Chamberlain is the only player to hit the century mark in a single game. He also scored the second-most points in one game (78) and had two more of 73 points, giving him four of the five highest-scoring games in NBA history. David Thompson also scored 73.
• Led the league in scoring seven consecutive seasons (1959-66), tying Michael Jordan (1986-93).
• He holds the mark for the highest ppg average for a season (50.4 in 1961-62)
• Second-leading scorer in NBA history (31,419 behind Kareem Abdul Jabbar's 38,387)
• Scored the most points in a season (4,029 in 1961-62).

King of the boards

• Career rebounding leader with 23,924 (next is Bill Russell's 21,620).
• Averaged an astounding 22.9 rebounds for his career.
• Holds the single-game record with 55 rebounds.
• Led the league in rebounding a record 11 seasons (next is Dennis Rodman with seven).

Career honors

• Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame (1978)
• Named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players (1996)
• NBA MVP four times (1960, 1966, 1967, 1968)
• NBA rookie of year (1960)
• All-NBA first team seven times (1960-62, 1964, 1966-68)
• All-NBA second team three times (1963, 1965, 1972)
• NBA all-defensive team twice (1972-73)

Did you know? Chamberlain played with the Harlem Globetrotters during the 1958-59 season.