Who is stronger Wilt or Kareem?

Kareem did well statistically against Wilt, and admitted that he did in fact play harder against Wilt than he did against anyone else. Kareem simply explained that if he didn’t play extra hard against Chamberlain, “Wilt would have destroyed me” (even at his age).

Was Wilt Chamberlain the most dominant player?

As a highly talented scorer and rebounder, Chamberlain dominated the league year in and year out and is widely considered to be among the best basketball players ever. …

Who is the most dominant athlete of all-time?

Tiger Woods, LeBron James are the most dominant athletes of the last 20 years.

Were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain friends?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain will forever be linked as two of the greatest centers in NBA history. It’s just unfortunate that the two couldn’t stay linked as friends. NBA legends Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were once great friends.

How good was Kareem Abdul Jabbar in 1972?

In the 1972 season, Kareem outscored Wilt 201-70 in their five regular season games. In the six 1972 playoff games, Kareem outscored Wilt 202-67, but Wilt out-rebounded Jabbar and played better defense (i.e. shutting down the middle) when it counted.

Why did WILT call for Jabbar to retire?

He didn’t score enough or rebound enough or play enough defense. When Kareem broke his record, he called for Jabbar’s retirement, which wouldn’t come for another five years, a time during which Kareem won three of his six NBA titles. But Kareem certainly didn’t take Wilt’s criticism lying down.

How good was Wilt Chamberlain compared to Jabbar?

Chamberlain’s teams won 14 of the 27 games, while Jabbar’s teams won 13. Wilt had 122 50-point games, Jabbar had 10. One of those was against Wilt, but the Lakers blew the Bucks out of that game, 123-107. In their first 11 meetings, Chamberlain was still able to (i.e. inclined to) score with Jabbar.