Why Michael Jordan Is Better Than Wilt Chamberlain

Bob Pettit. Wilt Chamberlain. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Magic Johnson. Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant. LeBron James. Giannis Antetokounmpo. Who is the best of all time? Well, it’s Michael Jordan. He has outstanding accolades and an insane scoring ability. Although some consider Wilt Chamberlain the best due to his outstanding records. Chamberlin's competition didn’t put nearly as much effort as Jordan’s competition in the 90's. Which is why Michael Jordan is better than Wilt Chamberlain. Michael Jordan’s accolades and scoring ability help make him the greatest of all time, even better than Chamberlain. According to Basketball Reference, Michael Jordan was rookie of the year and he made the all-rookie first team. Furthermore, he was a 14 time All

The defensive effort increased a significant amount between the 60s and 90s. Due to the defensive effort being so low in the 1960s, the average score of a game was 110.6, which means the players were getting better stats and more shot opportunities to score (“NBA”). Wilt Chamberlain did score 100 in one game and averaged 50 per game, but he did it against poor defensive efforts. Chamberlain’s high scoring doesn’t mean much if it wasn’t very competitive. Michael Jordan was still able to be a better scorer even in the 90s against players like Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Payton, David Robinson, and Dikembe Mutombo, and if Chamberlain played defenders like them his statistics would have probably been significantly lower. The main point of basketball is to score, and Michael Jordan is the best scorer of all time. He didn’t put up impossible stats like 100 points in a single game or average 50 on the season, but he has a career 37.78 points per 48 minutes or 1 full game, which is the highest of all time (Montablo). Chamberlain was given more shot opportunities with less defensive effort. Yet, Micheal Jordan had to fight for his points and he still produced the best offensive statistics of all time, even in the