>Does not really tell us much about his professional career.

Let's find out, using your examples, Reed, Russ, Cap, Stokes, Hayes, et al.

(Wilt's listed at 7'1". His gaudy years were 59-66, let's look at those and a few more.)

Reed: Listed at 6'9", Wilt DOMINATED him......in Reed's rookie year. Beyond that, hit 50 on him once, couple in the 30's. Cool.

Russel: No numbers from their '59 - '64 battles, but Wilt never topped 37 after '64.


Stokes: Uhhhhhh, Maurice Stokes? 6'7" Maurice Stokes? More importantly, the Maurice Stokes whose career ended in 1958, a year before Wilt entered the league?

Cap: Met between '69 and '73, Wilt never topped 29.

Hayes: Listed at 6'8". Met from '68 to '73. Wilt never topped 36.



His earliest, ridiculousy DOMINANT years were against Bill Russel and a whole lot of 6'8" white dudes (Pettit, Dolph Schayes, Red Kerr) before Walt Bellamy came along.

His MOST ridiculous year was 61-62, when we had 9 teams. Your opposing centers?

Russell
Pettit
Bellamy (R)
Red Kerr
Wayne Embry
Walter Dukes
Darrel Imhof?
Jim Krebs?


From '66 on Wilt was a mid 20's scorer, probably no coincidence the league was getting bigger (and blacker) ((and better)) with Lucas, Unseld, Thurmond, et al.


I havent even mentioned the fact that Wilt AVERAGED 45.8 MINUTES PLAYED PER GAME....for his entire career. (His per 36 numbers are 23 and 18.)

There is ZERO chance if he played in the modern era his career is anything more than 25/12 type numbers, still very, very good, but not this shock and awe romanticism shit. He was ahead of his time tho, that's for sure.

No Walleye.