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i actually wrote a long response to this, but decided that it's not worth arguing.
cliff's notes from it though: Wilt was in the top 8 in TS% 11 times, having the highest 3 times. I don't consider being able to play more minutes a disadvantage (especially because he barely committed any fouls: 2.0 per game). i don't buy "pound for pound" arguments unless we're transplanting a player in another world because I don't consider being bigger than his peers a disadvantage, at least when talking about dominance over an era. oh and he was really durable too
30/23/4.4, who knows how many blocks. Probably the only player (guessing) to lead the league in points, rebounds and (total) assists on different occasions. whether you consider his best year to be 50/26/2.4 or 24/24/8.6 or something else, I'm not sure it matters.
I think you misunderstood me. I wasn't saying that its a bad thing that he played more minutes. I was saying that his numbers are overinflated, though, due to him having played more minutes than the others. Look at his per 36 minutes as proof of this.
I'm not sure what you mean by the "pound for pound" argument. Basically the argument that I'm making is that Wilt dominated because he was so much larger than the competition. If he were in this draft, he would no longer be larger than the competition.
Again you keep listing bulk categories. I don't dispute that he put up sick bulk stats due to the facts that he A. Was way larger than the competition, B. Played a ridiculous number of minutes, and C. Was the first, second, and third option on his team. However, that doesn't make him better than the other 4 just becuase he put up great bulk stats.