Why the Warriors Retired Wilt Chamberlain's #13
March 2, 1962: 100 points in a single game — still the record. Why the Warriors retired Wilt Chamberlain's #13 for the most statistically dominant career basketball has ever seen, titles or not.

Parcours de Carrière
Philadelphia Warriors
1959-1962
Wilt Chamberlain est une légende du basketball et l'une des figures les plus emblématiques de l'histoire des Philadelphia 76ers. Formé à University of Kansas. Son héritage continue d'inspirer des générations de fans et de joueurs à travers le monde.
Vie Personnelle et Famille
Situation
Never married
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March 2, 1962: 100 points in a single game — still the record. Why the Warriors retired Wilt Chamberlain's #13 for the most statistically dominant career basketball has ever seen, titles or not.
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San Francisco Warriors
1962-1965
Philadelphia 76ers
1965-1968
Los Angeles Lakers
1968-1973
Featured Achievements
100-Point Game
100 points#1 Tous Temps
Scored 100 points in a single game against the New York Knicks — a record that has stood for over 60 years.
1961-62
50.4 PPG Season Average
50.4 ppg#1 Tous Temps
Averaged 50.4 points per game in the 1961-62 season — the highest single-season scoring average ever.
1961-62
All-Time Rebounds Leader
23,924 rebounds#1 Tous Temps
Holds the all-time record for total rebounds with 23,924.
4x NBA MVP
4xWon 4 MVP awards (1960, 1966, 1967, 1968).
2x NBA Champion
2 ringsParents & Frères et sœurs
En Dehors du Terrain
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Famously claimed to have been with 20,000 women in his autobiography "A View from Above" — one of the most controversial claims in sports history.
Scored 100 points in a single game on March 2, 1962 — a record that has stood for over 60 years and may never be broken.
Was also a world-class track and field athlete — he could high jump 6'6" and run a 4.6-second 40-yard dash at 7'1".
Designed his own Bel Air mansion, "Ursa Major," which was a bachelor pad with a retractable roof over the bedroom.
Led the league in assists one season (1967-68) just to prove he could — averaging 8.6 APG as a center.
Never fouled out of a game in his entire NBA career — in over 1,000 regular season and playoff games.
Distinctions de Carrière
2x NBA Champion
Finals MVP
4x NBA MVP
7x Scoring Champion
11x Rebounding Champion
13x All-Star
100-point game record holder
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Shop Wilt Chamberlain on AmazonWilt Chamberlain's #13 hangs in the Lakers rafters not for his 100-point game — that was in Philadelphia — but for what he accomplished in Los Angeles: a championship, a record-setting season, and a complete reinvention of his game.
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13x NBA All-Star
13xNBA 75th Anniversary Team
Top 757 Consecutive Scoring Titles
7x consecutive