All known blocked shot data of Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain:

[Clyde Frazier]

You'd be sadly mistaken here. Check Post #261 if you still don't believe me.

coastalmaker doesn't have these games.

Like it or not, I'm NOT revealing the source. That aint my God-dang job. I'm tasked on here to inspire people, either on this forum, and/or those who happen upon this forum via their own research, such as me 1 1/2 years ago, with new data that is largely unavailable to the general public.

Asking for a source of new data isn't unreasonable, especially when it's from games so long ago that it can't be verified if someone chose to take the time to do so.

[70sFan]

And furthermore, remember this everyone:

When the original subscriber of this chat was posting this data, none of you whatsoever questioned the source of that person's data, but when I do it, miraculously, Dr. Jekyll transforms into a bunch of Mr. Hydes, and you question my source.

The bottom line is this: I know DAMN well what da **** I'm doin, otherwise, I damn sure wouldn't be posting it.

I'm on here to post what I know to be objective facts & data, nothing else. PERIOD!

Objective facrs and data needs solid source behind it. Listen, it's a great thing that you post all of these stats here, that's a huge boost in this for quality. The problem is that your data looks highly exaggarated in contrast to what I've seen in footage available. You make it look like centers blocked 10+shots in the 1960s on regular basis, yet we don't have even one such performance on the tape.

You can't just act like a child because we want to know source. If you can't call the name, then at least say when he/she found all these games. Are they from NBA archive? Does he work there? Does he work at charting and tracking old games? These questions are not that hard and they don't require to give us the name or nick of this man.

[mstat13shuh]

coastalmaker doesn't have these games.

Like it or not, I'm NOT revealing the source. That aint my God-dang job. I'm tasked on here to inspire people, either on this forum, and/or those who happen upon this forum via their own research, such as me 1 1/2 years ago, with new data that is largely unavailable to the general public.

Asking for a source of new data isn't unreasonable, especially when it's from games so long ago that it can't be verified if someone chose to take the time to do so.

In this case sir, it would actually be more unreasonable than even you might realize.

[Clyde Frazier]

Like it or not, I'm NOT revealing the source. That aint my God-dang job. I'm tasked on here to inspire people, either on this forum, and/or those who happen upon this forum via their own research, such as me 1 1/2 years ago, with new data that is largely unavailable to the general public.

Asking for a source of new data isn't unreasonable, especially when it's from games so long ago that it can't be verified if someone chose to take the time to do so.

In this case sir, it would actually be more unreasonable than even you might realize.

That's an ambiguous statement that doesn't make sense. This is a public forum. Therefore the source of the data should be public as well.

[mstat13shuh]

And furthermore, remember this everyone:

When the original subscriber of this chat was posting this data, none of you whatsoever questioned the source of that person's data, but when I do it, miraculously, Dr. Jekyll transforms into a bunch of Mr. Hydes, and you question my source.

The bottom line is this: I know DAMN well what da **** I'm doin, otherwise, I damn sure wouldn't be posting it.

I'm on here to post what I know to be objective facts & data, nothing else. PERIOD!

Objective facrs and data needs solid source behind it. Listen, it's a great thing that you post all of these stats here, that's a huge boost in this for quality. The problem is that your data looks highly exaggarated in contrast to what I've seen in footage available. You make it look like centers blocked 10+shots in the 1960s on regular basis, yet we don't have even one such performance on the tape.

You can't just act like a child because we want to know source. If you can't call the name, then at least say when he/she found all these games. Are they from NBA archive? Does he work there? Does he work at charting and tracking old games? These questions are not that hard and they don't require to give us the name or nick of this man.

1) Thank you for acknowledging that I post all the new stats here, I really appreciate it.
2) The data may seem hard for most, even you, to believe, but there is more than enough evidence to prove its legitimacy.
3) From what I & the other subscriber on here with access to the footage/data would know, only Wilt & Russell blocked 10+shots regularly from the late '50s-early '60s, which I personally have no doubt whatsoever they did. I'm pretty sure Thurmond did so at least a couple times in the late '60s, as well as maybe in 70-71, but other than that, no, I don't believe so, at least right now anyway.
4) You 70sFan, like it or not, don't have the performance on tape. The other subscriber DOES!
5) I am NOT, I repeat, NOT, acting like a child. I'm a grown 45 year old man who is simply expressing my displeasure at the suspicion & cynicism expressed here, all because I'm posting what I know to be 100% facts. I'm simply standing up for myself like anybody else in this situation would. All due respect & love, you're simply reacting to the shock value in your system when I posted the data that I recently posted, because, understandably, it is hard to believe, like many of Wilt's feats, on and off the court.

Nonetheless, that still gives you NO right, I repeat, NO right whatsoever, to disrespect me, or anyone else, by saying I'm acting like a child, simply because I feel the need to get something off my chest, because I feel violated in some way.
6) I will only say that NBA archives has significantly more footage than most can even begin to realize.

[mstat13shuh]

This is my last post for this chat forum. I would obviously love to continue for awhile longer, unfortunately it's now become painfully obvious to me that my services are no longer respected, appreciated & welcome on here.

Peace.

[ty 4191]

Regarding Wilt's blocked shots....

I personally went through 137 box scores and wrap ups/write ups. Here's what I found:

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11/25/59   6   
1/5/60   10   
2/3/60   11   
3/2/60   14   
11/1/60   9   
11/4/60   12   55 rebounds vs. Russell
11/24/60   8   
2/5/61   8   Blocked Bellamy's First 9 Shots
11/19/61   9   
1/15/62   4   
3/14/62   20   
3/22/62   12   
12/26/62   12   
12/3/63   10   
4/16/64   12   
3/28/65   9   
3/29/65   12   
3/31/65   10   
4/1/65   10   
4/1/65   11   
4/5/65   11   
4/7/65   6   
4/11/65   2   
4/15/65   1   
10/23/65   15   
12/27/65   16   
1/28/66   6   
1/30/66   6   
11/9/66   17   Vs. Russell
11/16/66   12   
12/9/66   6   
1/15/67   13   
2/2/67   5   
3/25/67   8   
3/31/67   12   
4/1/67   12   
4/2/67   5   
4/11/67   7   
4/14/67   9   
4/16/67   10   
1/20/68   3   
2/12/68   9   
11/25/68   23   
12/18/68   5   
12/22/68   4   
12/23/68   7   
12/25/68   23   
1/3/69   1   
1/17/69   12   
1/19/69   9   
1/21/69   6   
1/31/69   20   
3/11/69   11   
3/17/69   6   
4/2/69   9   
4/4/69   10   
4/20/69   16   
4/24/69   13   
4/25/69   13   
10/24/69   3   
11/9/69   7   
4/5/70   10   
4/8/70   12   
4/9/70   11   
4/19/70   10   
5/8/70   2   
11/18/70   6   6 against Jabaar
11/20/70   10   
12/21/70   2   
1/8/71   6   
2/5/71   6   
3/3/71   8   
3/19/71   12   
3/30/71   10   
4/4/71   4   
4/9/71   8   
4/14/71   3   
4/16/71   6   
4/19/71   10   
11/7/71   6   
11/10/71   8   
11/21/71   4   
11/25/71   12   
11/26/71   6   
11/27/71   12   
11/28/71   5   
12/3/71   9   
12/8/71   7   
12/9/71   12   
12/12/71   6   
12/13/71   9   
12/14/71   9   
12/14/71   7   
12/17/71   6   
12/19/71   12   
12/21/71   11   
12/30/71   8   
1/7/72   8   
1/9/72   6   
1/14/1972   6   
3/12/72   5   
4/2/72   9   
4/13/72   10   6 were Kareem's Shots
4/14/72   9   
4/15/72   9   
4/16/72   9   
4/16/72   3   
4/17/72   10   
4/22/72   10   
4/23/72   12   
5/7/72   6   
10/15/72   2   
10/20/72   9   
10/22/72   12   
10/27/72   1   
11/3/72   7   
11/4/72   7   
11/10/72   8   
12/13/72   15   
12/14/72   15   
12/29/72   7   
1/28/73   7   
2/5/73   5   
2/6/73   7   
2/17/73   6   
2/23/73   10   
3/4/73   8   
3/6/73   7   
4/1/73   11   
4/8/73   12   
4/15/73   8   
4/16/73   8   
4/16/73   8   
4/17/73   8   
5/1/73   7   
5/3/73   7   
5/10/73   2   

AVERAGE: 8.75 blocks per game

[ty 4191]

Second source:

http://www.nbastats.net/

--Scroll all the way down to "Bonus" (way at the bottom of the page).

--Click on "Unofficial Stats" (Parts 1 and 2) to download the Excel Files (I can't find a way to attach them here).

Here are the results for blocks. Note: There is some sampling bias here, because (unlike my previous post) because only games with 10 or more blocks are recorded.

Then again, this includes all of Wilt's career, whereas my sample (see post above) mostly includes his later (and- to a large extent- post knee surgery years).

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Player   Blocks   Date
Wilt Chamberlain   30   12/27/60
Wilt Chamberlain   28   10/29/60
Wilt Chamberlain   28   12/25/68
Wilt Chamberlain   27   11/4/60
Wilt Chamberlain   27   3/2/67
Wilt Chamberlain   27   11/23/67
Wilt Chamberlain   25   12/26/60
Wilt Chamberlain   25   3/31/62
Wilt Chamberlain   25   3/15/68
Wilt Chamberlain   24   11/25/61
Wilt Chamberlain   24   2/3/65
Wilt Chamberlain   24   2/13/68
Wilt Chamberlain   24   3/8/68
Wilt Chamberlain   24   3/18/68
Wilt Chamberlain   23   3/2/60
Wilt Chamberlain   23   1/13/61
Wilt Chamberlain   23   10/19/63
Wilt Chamberlain   23   12/17/63
Wilt Chamberlain   23   4/5/68
Wilt Chamberlain   22   2/17/60
Wilt Chamberlain   22   3/22/60
Wilt Chamberlain   22   1/28/61
Wilt Chamberlain   22   2/27/61
Wilt Chamberlain   22   1/29/65
Wilt Chamberlain   22   10/24/67
Wilt Chamberlain   22   10/27/67
Wilt Chamberlain   22   1/12/68
Wilt Chamberlain   21   11/9/60
Wilt Chamberlain   21   2/16/61
Wilt Chamberlain   21   2/28/61
Wilt Chamberlain   21   11/19/61
Wilt Chamberlain   21   1/15/64
Wilt Chamberlain   21   1/22/65
Wilt Chamberlain   21   11/9/65
Wilt Chamberlain   21   11/27/65
Wilt Chamberlain   21   12/17/66
Wilt Chamberlain   21   11/24/67
Wilt Chamberlain   21   2/7/68
Wilt Chamberlain   21   2/16/68
Wilt Chamberlain   21   1/7/69
Wilt Chamberlain   21   12/13/72
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/27/60
Wilt Chamberlain   20   12/10/60
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/19/61
Wilt Chamberlain   20   3/1/61
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/27/62
Wilt Chamberlain   20   3/14/62
Wilt Chamberlain   20   11/2/63
Wilt Chamberlain   20   2/19/64
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/21/65
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/23/65
Wilt Chamberlain   20   12/26/65
Wilt Chamberlain   20   2/11/66
Wilt Chamberlain   20   3/14/67
Wilt Chamberlain   20   10/18/67
Wilt Chamberlain   20   11/14/67
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/19/68
Wilt Chamberlain   20   3/3/68
Wilt Chamberlain   20   11/17/68
Wilt Chamberlain   20   2/9/69
Wilt Chamberlain   20   3/16/69
Wilt Chamberlain   19   10/26/62
Wilt Chamberlain   19   12/17/67
Wilt Chamberlain   19   12/20/67
Wilt Chamberlain   19   2/2/69
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/4/59
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/11/60
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/17/61
Wilt Chamberlain   18   1/28/62
Wilt Chamberlain   18   2/22/62
Wilt Chamberlain   18   2/16/63
Wilt Chamberlain   18   10/23/63
Wilt Chamberlain   18   1/24/64
Wilt Chamberlain   18   2/2/64
Wilt Chamberlain   18   2/2/65
Wilt Chamberlain   18   3/16/65
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/12/65
Wilt Chamberlain   18   12/15/65
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/12/66
Wilt Chamberlain   18   12/28/66
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/7/67
Wilt Chamberlain   18   3/20/68
Wilt Chamberlain   17   10/24/59
Wilt Chamberlain   17   1/12/61
Wilt Chamberlain   17   2/5/61
Wilt Chamberlain   17   3/3/61
Wilt Chamberlain   17   12/8/61
Wilt Chamberlain   17   1/5/62
Wilt Chamberlain   17   2/1/62
Wilt Chamberlain   17   2/20/62
Wilt Chamberlain   17   1/31/65
Wilt Chamberlain   17   2/10/65
Wilt Chamberlain   17   1/25/66
Wilt Chamberlain   17   11/8/66
Wilt Chamberlain   17   1/8/67
Wilt Chamberlain   17   3/3/67
Wilt Chamberlain   17   4/11/67
Wilt Chamberlain   17   11/29/67
Wilt Chamberlain   17   12/1/67
Wilt Chamberlain   17   2/27/68
Wilt Chamberlain   17   3/6/68
Wilt Chamberlain   17   3/9/69
Wilt Chamberlain   17   10/15/71
Wilt Chamberlain   17   12/21/71
Wilt Chamberlain   16   11/17/60
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/29/61
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/12/61
Wilt Chamberlain   16   12/9/61
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/17/62
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/18/62
Wilt Chamberlain   16   3/19/62
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/26/65
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/9/65
Wilt Chamberlain   16   3/6/65
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/7/66
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/9/66
Wilt Chamberlain   16   3/3/66
Wilt Chamberlain   16   11/24/66
Wilt Chamberlain   16   12/7/66
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/15/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/7/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   4/5/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   11/8/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   11/18/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   12/8/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/2/68
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/20/68
Wilt Chamberlain   16   3/5/68
Wilt Chamberlain   16   10/25/68
Wilt Chamberlain   16   12/26/68
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/31/69
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/1/69
Wilt Chamberlain   16   4/20/69
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/10/59
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/26/59
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/14/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/11/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/24/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/19/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/6/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/13/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/29/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/24/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/1/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/21/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/4/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/11/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/30/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/21/62
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/27/62
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/5/63
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/12/63
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/7/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/15/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/10/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/3/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/10/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   10/31/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/27/65
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/13/65
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/22/65
Wilt Chamberlain   15   10/23/65
Wilt Chamberlain   15   10/30/65
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/15/66
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/12/66
Wilt Chamberlain   15   10/29/66
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/18/66
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/25/66
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/27/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/10/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/18/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/20/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/23/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/11/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/5/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/13/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/11/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/16/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/16/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/22/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/25/69
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/19/69
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/5/69
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/11/70
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/3/60
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/18/60
Wilt Chamberlain   14   10/28/60
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/8/60
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/3/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/21/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/26/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   10/20/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/9/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/13/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/20/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/10/62
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/26/62
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/10/62
Wilt Chamberlain   14   4/5/62
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/7/64
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/21/64
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/6/65
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/5/65
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/7/65
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/24/65
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/28/65
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/6/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/28/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/23/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/26/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   10/22/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/29/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/16/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/19/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/20/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/15/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/5/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/24/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   10/21/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/28/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/2/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/12/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/15/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/16/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/6/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/3/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/13/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/19/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/31/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/29/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/1/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/26/69
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/8/69
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/2/69
Wilt Chamberlain   14   4/23/69
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/25/71
Wilt Chamberlain   14   5/5/72
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/26/59
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/2/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/15/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/23/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/14/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/1/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/12/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/16/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/14/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/14/61
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/22/61
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/2/61
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/27/61
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/1/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/13/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/30/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/2/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/24/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/2/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/2/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/29/63
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/9/63
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/28/64
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/27/64
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/22/64
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/4/64
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/4/65
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/16/65
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/21/65
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/11/65
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/6/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/14/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/6/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/13/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/4/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/11/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/15/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/19/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/26/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/30/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/6/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/4/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/24/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/28/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/8/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/17/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/9/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/25/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/26/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/4/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/18/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/25/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   10/22/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   10/27/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/8/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/10/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/19/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/14/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/12/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/21/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   4/17/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   4/14/70
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/14/71
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/5/72
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/25/59
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/19/59
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/20/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/9/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/16/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/10/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/18/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/26/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/1/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/11/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/21/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/22/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/10/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/23/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/25/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/26/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/9/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/19/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/3/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/15/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/1/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/6/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/10/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/25/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/19/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/9/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/16/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/18/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/22/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/1/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/30/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/26/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/22/63
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/21/64
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/23/64
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/16/64
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/24/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/26/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/13/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/15/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/6/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/10/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/17/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/2/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/4/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/14/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/19/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/22/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/10/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/15/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/13/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/23/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/2/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/22/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/23/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/26/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/4/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/18/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/25/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/31/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/25/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/1/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/4/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/22/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/29/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/25/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/28/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/14/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/17/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/7/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/23/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/17/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/23/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/22/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/5/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/14/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/17/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/24/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/29/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/11/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/14/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/23/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/7/70
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/17/70
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/19/70
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/19/71
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/9/71
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/19/71
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/30/71
Wilt Chamberlain   12   5/3/72
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/22/72
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/14/73
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/8/73
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/14/59
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/29/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/6/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/16/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/27/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/13/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   10/22/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/15/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/27/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/3/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/18/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/2/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/18/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/7/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/15/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/17/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   10/21/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   10/27/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/14/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/12/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/7/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/20/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/8/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/27/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/4/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/24/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/3/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/2/63
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/7/63
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/13/63
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/19/63
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/31/65
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/4/65
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/12/66
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/7/66
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/6/66
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/13/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/24/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/5/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/8/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/12/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/19/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/12/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/19/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   10/28/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/10/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/5/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/6/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/26/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/17/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/20/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/9/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/23/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/10/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/27/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/10/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/11/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   10/19/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/6/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/8/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/17/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/28/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/29/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/12/69
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/18/69
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/28/69
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/9/70
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/12/70
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/3/70
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/18/72
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/1/73
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/5/59
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/5/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/9/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/21/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/24/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/29/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/30/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/8/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/15/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/3/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/8/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/5/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/11/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   10/28/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/4/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/23/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/28/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/16/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/29/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/24/62
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/14/62
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/28/62
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/7/62
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/3/63
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/10/64
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/17/64
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/29/64
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/28/65
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/28/65
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/13/65
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/3/65
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/19/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/20/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   10/25/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/16/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/3/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/13/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/21/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/17/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/11/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/13/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/6/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/11/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/2/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/16/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/15/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/25/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/14/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/27/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/7/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/30/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/10/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/12/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/22/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/1/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/14/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/15/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/10/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/15/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/24/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/6/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/16/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/19/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/1/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/7/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/4/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/13/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/5/70
Wilt Chamberlain   10   5/6/70
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/20/70
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/26/71
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/30/71
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/14/72
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/22/72
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/30/72
Wilt Chamberlain   10   5/7/72
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/23/73

That is an *average* of 14 blocks per game across 542 games.

Staggering!!

[ty 4191]

3) From what I & the other subscriber on here with access to the footage/data would know, only Wilt & Russell blocked 10+shots regularly from the late '50s-early '60s, which I personally have no doubt whatsoever they did. I'm pretty sure Thurmond did so at least a couple times in the late '60s, as well as maybe in 70-71, but other than that, no, I don't believe so, at least right now anyway.

Thurmond blocked 20 or more shots in a game three times in his career. He blocked 10 or more shots an astounding 79 times before 1973-1974 (when blocks became official).

Notable players with 10 blocked shots in a game before 1973-1974 (per nbastats.net):

Wilt Chamberlain: 527
Bill Russell: 197
Nate Thurmond: 83
Bob Lanier: 1
Elvin Hayes: 22
Kareem Abdul Jabaar: 12
Willis Reed: 5
Gus Johnson: 3
Jerry West: 1
Wes Unseld: 3
Zelmo Beaty: 1
Walter Dukes: 1

The unofficial record is 30 blocks, by Wilt, on 12/27/60.

Most games with 10 or more blocked shots, 1973-1974-Present:
Dikembe Mutombo: 13
Hakeem Olajuwon: 12
David Robinson: 11
Tree Rollins: 8
Elmore Smith: 8
Mark Eaton: 7
Hassan Whiteside: 5

The official record is Elmore Smith, 10/28/73, with 17 blocks.

[Owly]

3) From what I & the other subscriber on here with access to the footage/data would know, only Wilt & Russell blocked 10+shots regularly from the late '50s-early '60s, which I personally have no doubt whatsoever they did. I'm pretty sure Thurmond did so at least a couple times in the late '60s, as well as maybe in 70-71, but other than that, no, I don't believe so, at least right now anyway.

Thurmond blocked 20 or more shots in a game three times in his career. He blocked 10 or more shots an astounding 79 times before 1973-1974 (when blocks became official).

Notable players with 10 blocked shots in a game before 1973-1974 (per nbastats.net):

Wilt Chamberlain: 527
Bill Russell: 197
Nate Thurmond: 83
Bob Lanier: 1
Elvin Hayes: 22
Kareem Abdul Jabaar: 12
Willis Reed: 5
Gus Johnson: 3
Jerry West: 1
Wes Unseld: 3
Zelmo Beaty: 1
Walter Dukes: 1

The unofficial record is 30 blocks, by Wilt, on 12/27/60.

Most games with 10 or more blocked shots, 1973-1974-Present:
Dikembe Mutombo: 13
Hakeem Olajuwon: 12
David Robinson: 11
Tree Rollins: 8
Elmore Smith: 8
Mark Eaton: 7
Hassan Whiteside: 5

The official record is Elmore Smith, 10/28/73, with 17 blocks.

That bottom list isn't the leaderboard (at least if basketball-reference is correct).
Shawn Bradley has 10 such games
Bol has 18
(both per basketball reference)

Basketball-Reference has Eaton with 18 RS games and one playoff game in double figures (haven't checked anyone else).

[ty 4191]

The official record is Elmore Smith, 10/28/73, with 17 blocks.
That bottom list isn't the leaderboard (at least if basketball-reference is correct).
Shawn Bradley has 10 such games
Bol has 18
(both per basketball reference)

Basketball-Reference has Eaton with 18 RS games and one playoff game in double figures (haven't checked anyone else).

My fault; forgot to hit "either" in Stathead (BB-Ref). You are correct.

[DQuinn1575]

So Artis Gilmore in college averaged 10 blocks.
This is the highest known block average in college that we have. Their opponents missed about 40 shots a game. They were independent and played a below average schedule. So i think those are the upper bounds on what Wilt would have.

[ty 4191]

So Artis Gilmore in college averaged 10 blocks.
This is the highest known block average in college that we have. Their opponents missed about 40 shots a game. They were independent and played a below average schedule. So i think those are the upper bounds on what Wilt would have.

Let's say it's 8.8 blocks per game, career, which is exactly what I found looking at 137 box scores and wrapups that I could find, and also, ironically, this source:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tTIVEWsAP14/VkFK-IE7GHI/AAAAAAAAHSo/n_u04_ScpoQ/s0-Ic42/Wilt%252520blocked%252520shots.jpg

That would leave Wilt with roughly 9,200 blocks in 1,045 regular season games.

Consider: Mark Eaton and Manute Bol share the all time record since 1973-1974, with 3.5 per game. Even after adjusting for differential pace, the discrepancy is still totally ridiculous between them, and Wilt.

All time leaders in total blocks since 1973-1974:
Olajuwon: 3830
Mutombo: 3289
Kareem: 3189

Once again, Wilt is in a class entirely to himself.

[DQuinn1575]

So Artis Gilmore in college averaged 10 blocks.
This is the highest known block average in college that we have. Their opponents missed about 40 shots a game. They were independent and played a below average schedule. So i think those are the upper bounds on what Wilt would have.

Let's say it's 8.8 blocks per game, career, which is exactly what I found looking at 137 box scores and wrapups that I could find, and also, ironically, this source:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tTIVEWsAP14/VkFK-IE7GHI/AAAAAAAAHSo/n_u04_ScpoQ/s0-Ic42/Wilt%252520blocked%252520shots.jpg

That would leave Wilt with roughly 9,200 blocks in 1,045 regular season games.

Consider: Mark Eaton and Manute Bol share the all time record since 1973-1974, with 3.5 per game. Even after adjusting for differential pace, the discrepancy is still totally ridiculous between them, and Wilt.

All time leaders in total blocks since 1973-1974:
Olajuwon: 3830
Mutombo: 3289
Kareem: 3189

Once again, Wilt is in a class entirely to himself.

Not arguing he would hold record but you are dealing with a skewed data set. The chances of the paper noting blocks in a game is fairly dependent on the amount. For example if you just looked at where the block totals are given in the game story for Eaton or Mutombo it will be a higher average. The game story will rarely say Wilt got 3 blocks in a loss. Game stories almost always have highlights so it is real hard to get good stats from a subset.

[ty 4191]

The game story will rarely say Wilt got 3 blocks in a loss. Game stories almost always have highlights so it is real hard to get good stats from a subset.

I understand your point, but please scroll up and look at my research.

[ty 4191]

Also, this.

Watch on YouTube

;t=347s

And this:

https://www.amazon.com/Wilt-Larger-Than-Robert-Cherry-ebook/dp/B009N3585M/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=wilt+chamberlain+larger+than+life&qid=1630539323&sr=8-2

[coastalmarker99]

I recently made enquiries to the NBA archives on how much footage they have of the 1972 Lakers that had a 69 and 13 record en route to Wilt's first finals MVP and second title.


And this is what they told me after just an initial search through their database.

11/5/1971 Lakers vs Bullets – Start of the 33 game win streak we have full footage of.

11/10/1971 Lakers vs 76ers - Wilt blocks 8 shots including a couple on his old teammate Billy Cunningham while Goodrich scores 34 points en route to a Lakers rout of 143 to 103 we have full footage of

11/21/1971 Lakers vs Bucks- The first matchup of Kareem vs Wilt in the 1971-1972 season as the Lakers look for their 11 straight win. we have full footage of.

11/14/1971 Lakers vs Celtics- Wilt drops a triple-double and earns the praise of Celtics coach Heinsohn who says after the game that Wilt looks as if he easily play another ten years if he wants to. We have full footage of.

12/1/1971 Lakers vs Celtics- West drops 45 points to Havlicek's 36 points in the Garden as the Lakers win their 15 straight game. We have footage of.

12/3 1971 Lakers vs Sixers- West and Goodrich combine for 60 points and McMillian drops 41 points himself as the Lakers win their 16th straight game in front of a sold-out crowd at the spectrum. We have a few short clips of.


12/12/1971 Lakers vs Hawks - West and Goodrich combine for 58 points as the Lakers win their 21st straight game and break the record for the most consecutive wins by an NBA team we have full footage of.

12/19/1971 Lakers vs 76ers- Wilt drops 32 points and 34 rebounds to go along with 12 blocks as the Lakers win their 25th straight game. We have full footage of.


12/22/1971 Lakers vs Bullets - West and Goodrich combine for 65 points as the Lakers win their 27th straight game and set a record for the most consecutive wins by a professional team we have full footage of.





1/2/1972 Lakers vs Celtics- West and Goodrich combine for 67 points as the Lakers win their 31st straight game before a sold-out forum. We have full footage of.


1/7 1972 Lakers vs Hawks - Wilt goes on a shot-blocking rampage as the Lakers win their 33rd straight game in a massive blowout before a sold-out crowd at the Coliseum. We have full footage of.

[trex_8063]

Regarding Wilt's blocked shots....

I personally went through 137 box scores and wrap ups/write ups. Here's what I found:

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11/25/59   6   
1/5/60   10   
2/3/60   11   
3/2/60   14   
11/1/60   9   
11/4/60   12   55 rebounds vs. Russell
11/24/60   8   
2/5/61   8   Blocked Bellamy's First 9 Shots
11/19/61   9   
1/15/62   4   
3/14/62   20   
3/22/62   12   
12/26/62   12   
12/3/63   10   
4/16/64   12   
3/28/65   9   
3/29/65   12   
3/31/65   10   
4/1/65   10   
4/1/65   11   
4/5/65   11   
4/7/65   6   
4/11/65   2   
4/15/65   1   
10/23/65   15   
12/27/65   16   
1/28/66   6   
1/30/66   6   
11/9/66   17   Vs. Russell
11/16/66   12   
12/9/66   6   
1/15/67   13   
2/2/67   5   
3/25/67   8   
3/31/67   12   
4/1/67   12   
4/2/67   5   
4/11/67   7   
4/14/67   9   
4/16/67   10   
1/20/68   3   
2/12/68   9   
11/25/68   23   
12/18/68   5   
12/22/68   4   
12/23/68   7   
12/25/68   23   
1/3/69   1   
1/17/69   12   
1/19/69   9   
1/21/69   6   
1/31/69   20   
3/11/69   11   
3/17/69   6   
4/2/69   9   
4/4/69   10   
4/20/69   16   
4/24/69   13   
4/25/69   13   
10/24/69   3   
11/9/69   7   
4/5/70   10   
4/8/70   12   
4/9/70   11   
4/19/70   10   
5/8/70   2   
11/18/70   6   6 against Jabaar
11/20/70   10   
12/21/70   2   
1/8/71   6   
2/5/71   6   
3/3/71   8   
3/19/71   12   
3/30/71   10   
4/4/71   4   
4/9/71   8   
4/14/71   3   
4/16/71   6   
4/19/71   10   
11/7/71   6   
11/10/71   8   
11/21/71   4   
11/25/71   12   
11/26/71   6   
11/27/71   12   
11/28/71   5   
12/3/71   9   
12/8/71   7   
12/9/71   12   
12/12/71   6   
12/13/71   9   
12/14/71   9   
12/14/71   7   
12/17/71   6   
12/19/71   12   
12/21/71   11   
12/30/71   8   
1/7/72   8   
1/9/72   6   
1/14/1972   6   
3/12/72   5   
4/2/72   9   
4/13/72   10   6 were Kareem's Shots
4/14/72   9   
4/15/72   9   
4/16/72   9   
4/16/72   3   
4/17/72   10   
4/22/72   10   
4/23/72   12   
5/7/72   6   
10/15/72   2   
10/20/72   9   
10/22/72   12   
10/27/72   1   
11/3/72   7   
11/4/72   7   
11/10/72   8   
12/13/72   15   
12/14/72   15   
12/29/72   7   
1/28/73   7   
2/5/73   5   
2/6/73   7   
2/17/73   6   
2/23/73   10   
3/4/73   8   
3/6/73   7   
4/1/73   11   
4/8/73   12   
4/15/73   8   
4/16/73   8   
4/16/73   8   
4/17/73   8   
5/1/73   7   
5/3/73   7   
5/10/73   2   

AVERAGE: 8.75 blocks per game

Second source:

http://www.nbastats.net/

--Scroll all the way down to "Bonus" (way at the bottom of the page).

--Click on "Unofficial Stats" (Parts 1 and 2) to download the Excel Files (I can't find a way to attach them here).

Here are the results for blocks. Note: There is some sampling bias here, because (unlike my previous post) because only games with 10 or more blocks are recorded.

Then again, this includes all of Wilt's career, whereas my sample (see post above) mostly includes his later (and- to a large extent- post knee surgery years).

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Player   Blocks   Date
Wilt Chamberlain   30   12/27/60
Wilt Chamberlain   28   10/29/60
Wilt Chamberlain   28   12/25/68
Wilt Chamberlain   27   11/4/60
Wilt Chamberlain   27   3/2/67
Wilt Chamberlain   27   11/23/67
Wilt Chamberlain   25   12/26/60
Wilt Chamberlain   25   3/31/62
Wilt Chamberlain   25   3/15/68
Wilt Chamberlain   24   11/25/61
Wilt Chamberlain   24   2/3/65
Wilt Chamberlain   24   2/13/68
Wilt Chamberlain   24   3/8/68
Wilt Chamberlain   24   3/18/68
Wilt Chamberlain   23   3/2/60
Wilt Chamberlain   23   1/13/61
Wilt Chamberlain   23   10/19/63
Wilt Chamberlain   23   12/17/63
Wilt Chamberlain   23   4/5/68
Wilt Chamberlain   22   2/17/60
Wilt Chamberlain   22   3/22/60
Wilt Chamberlain   22   1/28/61
Wilt Chamberlain   22   2/27/61
Wilt Chamberlain   22   1/29/65
Wilt Chamberlain   22   10/24/67
Wilt Chamberlain   22   10/27/67
Wilt Chamberlain   22   1/12/68
Wilt Chamberlain   21   11/9/60
Wilt Chamberlain   21   2/16/61
Wilt Chamberlain   21   2/28/61
Wilt Chamberlain   21   11/19/61
Wilt Chamberlain   21   1/15/64
Wilt Chamberlain   21   1/22/65
Wilt Chamberlain   21   11/9/65
Wilt Chamberlain   21   11/27/65
Wilt Chamberlain   21   12/17/66
Wilt Chamberlain   21   11/24/67
Wilt Chamberlain   21   2/7/68
Wilt Chamberlain   21   2/16/68
Wilt Chamberlain   21   1/7/69
Wilt Chamberlain   21   12/13/72
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/27/60
Wilt Chamberlain   20   12/10/60
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/19/61
Wilt Chamberlain   20   3/1/61
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/27/62
Wilt Chamberlain   20   3/14/62
Wilt Chamberlain   20   11/2/63
Wilt Chamberlain   20   2/19/64
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/21/65
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/23/65
Wilt Chamberlain   20   12/26/65
Wilt Chamberlain   20   2/11/66
Wilt Chamberlain   20   3/14/67
Wilt Chamberlain   20   10/18/67
Wilt Chamberlain   20   11/14/67
Wilt Chamberlain   20   1/19/68
Wilt Chamberlain   20   3/3/68
Wilt Chamberlain   20   11/17/68
Wilt Chamberlain   20   2/9/69
Wilt Chamberlain   20   3/16/69
Wilt Chamberlain   19   10/26/62
Wilt Chamberlain   19   12/17/67
Wilt Chamberlain   19   12/20/67
Wilt Chamberlain   19   2/2/69
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/4/59
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/11/60
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/17/61
Wilt Chamberlain   18   1/28/62
Wilt Chamberlain   18   2/22/62
Wilt Chamberlain   18   2/16/63
Wilt Chamberlain   18   10/23/63
Wilt Chamberlain   18   1/24/64
Wilt Chamberlain   18   2/2/64
Wilt Chamberlain   18   2/2/65
Wilt Chamberlain   18   3/16/65
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/12/65
Wilt Chamberlain   18   12/15/65
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/12/66
Wilt Chamberlain   18   12/28/66
Wilt Chamberlain   18   11/7/67
Wilt Chamberlain   18   3/20/68
Wilt Chamberlain   17   10/24/59
Wilt Chamberlain   17   1/12/61
Wilt Chamberlain   17   2/5/61
Wilt Chamberlain   17   3/3/61
Wilt Chamberlain   17   12/8/61
Wilt Chamberlain   17   1/5/62
Wilt Chamberlain   17   2/1/62
Wilt Chamberlain   17   2/20/62
Wilt Chamberlain   17   1/31/65
Wilt Chamberlain   17   2/10/65
Wilt Chamberlain   17   1/25/66
Wilt Chamberlain   17   11/8/66
Wilt Chamberlain   17   1/8/67
Wilt Chamberlain   17   3/3/67
Wilt Chamberlain   17   4/11/67
Wilt Chamberlain   17   11/29/67
Wilt Chamberlain   17   12/1/67
Wilt Chamberlain   17   2/27/68
Wilt Chamberlain   17   3/6/68
Wilt Chamberlain   17   3/9/69
Wilt Chamberlain   17   10/15/71
Wilt Chamberlain   17   12/21/71
Wilt Chamberlain   16   11/17/60
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/29/61
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/12/61
Wilt Chamberlain   16   12/9/61
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/17/62
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/18/62
Wilt Chamberlain   16   3/19/62
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/26/65
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/9/65
Wilt Chamberlain   16   3/6/65
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/7/66
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/9/66
Wilt Chamberlain   16   3/3/66
Wilt Chamberlain   16   11/24/66
Wilt Chamberlain   16   12/7/66
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/15/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/7/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   4/5/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   11/8/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   11/18/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   12/8/67
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/2/68
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/20/68
Wilt Chamberlain   16   3/5/68
Wilt Chamberlain   16   10/25/68
Wilt Chamberlain   16   12/26/68
Wilt Chamberlain   16   1/31/69
Wilt Chamberlain   16   2/1/69
Wilt Chamberlain   16   4/20/69
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/10/59
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/26/59
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/14/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/11/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/24/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/19/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/6/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/13/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/29/60
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/24/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/1/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/21/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/4/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/11/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/30/61
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/21/62
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/27/62
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/5/63
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/12/63
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/7/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/15/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/10/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/3/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/10/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   10/31/64
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/27/65
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/13/65
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/22/65
Wilt Chamberlain   15   10/23/65
Wilt Chamberlain   15   10/30/65
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/15/66
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/12/66
Wilt Chamberlain   15   10/29/66
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/18/66
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/25/66
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/27/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/10/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/18/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/20/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/23/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/11/67
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/5/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   1/13/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/11/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/16/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/16/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   12/22/68
Wilt Chamberlain   15   2/25/69
Wilt Chamberlain   15   3/19/69
Wilt Chamberlain   15   4/5/69
Wilt Chamberlain   15   11/11/70
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/3/60
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/18/60
Wilt Chamberlain   14   10/28/60
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/8/60
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/3/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/21/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/26/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   10/20/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/9/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/13/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/20/61
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/10/62
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/26/62
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/10/62
Wilt Chamberlain   14   4/5/62
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/7/64
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/21/64
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/6/65
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/5/65
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/7/65
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/24/65
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/28/65
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/6/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/28/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/23/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/26/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   10/22/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/29/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/16/66
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/19/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/20/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/15/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/5/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/24/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   10/21/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/28/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/2/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/12/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/15/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/16/67
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/6/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/3/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/13/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/19/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/31/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/29/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   12/1/68
Wilt Chamberlain   14   1/26/69
Wilt Chamberlain   14   2/8/69
Wilt Chamberlain   14   3/2/69
Wilt Chamberlain   14   4/23/69
Wilt Chamberlain   14   11/25/71
Wilt Chamberlain   14   5/5/72
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/26/59
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/2/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/15/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/23/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/14/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/1/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/12/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/16/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/14/60
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/14/61
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/22/61
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/2/61
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/27/61
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/1/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/13/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/30/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/2/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/24/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/2/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/2/62
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/29/63
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/9/63
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/28/64
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/27/64
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/22/64
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/4/64
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/4/65
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/16/65
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/21/65
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/11/65
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/6/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/14/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/6/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/13/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/4/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/11/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/15/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/19/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/26/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/30/66
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/6/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/4/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/24/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/28/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/8/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/17/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/9/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/25/67
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/26/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/4/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/18/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/25/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   10/22/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   10/27/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   12/8/68
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/10/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/19/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   2/14/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/12/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   3/21/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   4/17/69
Wilt Chamberlain   13   4/14/70
Wilt Chamberlain   13   11/14/71
Wilt Chamberlain   13   1/5/72
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/25/59
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/19/59
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/20/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/9/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/16/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/10/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/18/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/26/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/1/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/11/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/21/60
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/22/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/10/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/23/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/25/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/26/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/9/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/19/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/3/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/15/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/1/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/6/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/10/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/25/61
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/19/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/9/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/16/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/18/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/22/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/1/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/30/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/26/62
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/22/63
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/21/64
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/23/64
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/16/64
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/24/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/26/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/13/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/15/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/6/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/10/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/17/65
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/2/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/4/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/14/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/19/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/22/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/10/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/15/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/13/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/23/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/2/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/22/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/23/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/26/66
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/4/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/18/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/25/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/31/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/25/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/1/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/4/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/22/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/29/67
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/25/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/28/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/14/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   2/17/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/7/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/23/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/17/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/23/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   11/22/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/5/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/14/68
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/17/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/24/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/29/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/11/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/14/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/23/69
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/7/70
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/17/70
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/19/70
Wilt Chamberlain   12   3/19/71
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/9/71
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/19/71
Wilt Chamberlain   12   12/30/71
Wilt Chamberlain   12   5/3/72
Wilt Chamberlain   12   10/22/72
Wilt Chamberlain   12   1/14/73
Wilt Chamberlain   12   4/8/73
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/14/59
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/29/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/6/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/16/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/27/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/13/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   10/22/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/15/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/27/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/3/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/18/60
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/2/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/18/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/7/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/15/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/17/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   10/21/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   10/27/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/14/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/12/61
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/7/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/20/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/8/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/27/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/4/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/24/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/3/62
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/2/63
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/7/63
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/13/63
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/19/63
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/31/65
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/4/65
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/12/66
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/7/66
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/6/66
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/13/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/24/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/5/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/8/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/12/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/19/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/12/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/19/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   10/28/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/10/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/5/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/6/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/26/67
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/17/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   1/20/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/9/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/23/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/10/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/27/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/10/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/11/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   10/19/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/6/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/8/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/17/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/28/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   12/29/68
Wilt Chamberlain   11   2/12/69
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/18/69
Wilt Chamberlain   11   3/28/69
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/9/70
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/12/70
Wilt Chamberlain   11   11/3/70
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/18/72
Wilt Chamberlain   11   4/1/73
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/5/59
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/5/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/9/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/21/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/24/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/29/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/30/60
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/8/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/15/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/3/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/8/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/5/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/11/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   10/28/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/4/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/23/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/28/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/16/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/29/61
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/24/62
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/14/62
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/28/62
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/7/62
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/3/63
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/10/64
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/17/64
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/29/64
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/28/65
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/28/65
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/13/65
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/3/65
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/19/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/20/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   10/25/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/16/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/3/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/13/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/21/66
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/17/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/11/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/13/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/6/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/11/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/2/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/16/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/15/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/25/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/14/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/27/67
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/7/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   1/30/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/10/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/12/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/22/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/1/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/14/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/15/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/10/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/15/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/24/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   12/6/68
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/16/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/19/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/1/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/7/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/4/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/13/69
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/5/70
Wilt Chamberlain   10   5/6/70
Wilt Chamberlain   10   11/20/70
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/26/71
Wilt Chamberlain   10   3/30/71
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/14/72
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/22/72
Wilt Chamberlain   10   4/30/72
Wilt Chamberlain   10   5/7/72
Wilt Chamberlain   10   2/23/73

That is an *average* of 14 blocks per game across 542 games.

Staggering!!

You may or may not be aware of the Game Log project I've been intermittently involved with during the last 15 months or so (it's linked in the stickied Project Consolidation Thread). I've logged a handful or so Chamberlain games, SOME of which correspond to games cited in one or both of the lists above. I'll summarize below....

5/8/70 [full game] - not listed among the 10+ blk games, your [print media source, I assumed] list cites 2 blocks. I credited only 1 block by him in this game.
4/4/71 [full game] - not listed among the 10+ blk games, your source cites 4 blocks. My game-log concurs: 4 blocks.
1/7/72 [about 45% of game] - not listed among 10+ blk games, your source cites 8 blocks. I credited him with 5 blocks in the slightly under half of the game I had footage for; so 8 certainly seems plausible.
1/9/72 [full game] - not listed among the 10+ blk games, your source cites 6 blocks. I actually credited him with 7 blocks in this game.
4/14/72 [~35% of game] - supposedly 10 blocks according to the 10+ blk game list; your source cites 9 blocks. I credited him for 5 blocks in the just over third of the game available to me, so either figure seems plausible.
4/16/72 [just under 75% of the game] - not listed among the 10+ blk games. You apparently had two different sources for this game, which cite WILDLY differing figures: one says 9 blocks, the other only 3. I credited him with only 1 block in nearly 3 quarters logged [thus the 9-blk figure seems highly unlikely....even the 3-blk figure is potentially overstating, though it's certainly easily within the realm of possibility].
5/7/72 [~85% of game (approx 7 minutes missing)] - supposedly 10 blocks according the 10+ blk game list; your source cites only 6 blocks, however. I credited him with 5 blocks in the ~43 minutes of game logged (so certainly the 6-blk figure is looking like the more plausible of the two).

fwiw, I have six other games or parts of games NOT cited on EITHER of the lists you've posted [about half from the 60s ('64 and later) and half from the early 70s], which amount to ~2.25 full games.....in those I've credited him for 8 blocks total (avg of about 3.6 bpg).
In my full logged sample for Wilt (listed as equiv of 7.625 games), I have him averaging 4.72 bpg.


Side-note: in logging these old games, I discovered that Team Rebounds [including those awarded on a missed first of two FT's, for example] were credited to players in that era's boxscores. Team rebounds on a missed shot that went out of bounds appeared to be credited to whichever player was closest for the team awarded possession. Missed 1st [of 2] FT's appeared to be credited to the FT-shooter (because he gets the ball back for his second shot [or third, in a "3-to-make-2"]).
Consequently there was one game where, for example, I credit Chamberlain with 23 rebounds [this in a FULL game video], but the "official" box credits him with 33.

Other stat-keeping was sporadically very shoddy too in this era, fwiw. Lots of places where I found some glaring errors and/or exaggerations.
Tom Sanders once made a statement saying Russell "got a lot of my rebounds" (he seemed [to me] to be implying the stat-keepers would mistakenly credit Satch's rebounds to Russell on the semi-regular).

I suspect they had insufficient personnel responsible for keeping track (and bear in mind there was no video replay). Some homer bias may have occasionally been at play, as well. Just something to keep in mind when viewing these old box scores.

[jalengreen]

Side-note: in logging these old games, I discovered that Team Rebounds [including those awarded on a missed first of two FT's, for example] were credited to players in that era's boxscores. Team rebounds on a missed shot that went out of bounds appeared to be credited to whichever player was closest for the team awarded possession. Missed 1st [of 2] FT's appeared to be credited to the FT-shooter (because he gets the ball back for his second shot [or third, in a "3-to-make-2"]).
Consequently there was one game where, for example, I credit Chamberlain with 23 rebounds [this in a FULL game video], but the "official" box credits him with 33.

Other stat-keeping was sporadically very shoddy too in this era, fwiw. Lots of places where I found some glaring errors and/or exaggerations.
Tom Sanders once made a statement saying Russell "got a lot of my rebounds" (he seemed [to me] to be implying the stat-keepers would mistakenly credit Satch's rebounds to Russell on the semi-regular).

I suspect they had insufficient personnel responsible for keeping track (and bear in mind there was no video replay). Some homer bias may have occasionally been at play, as well. Just something to keep in mind when viewing these old box scores.

like, consistently? that seemed to be the precedent? that's pretty crazy if so.

[Gibson22]

This thread is weird.