Wilt led the league in total assists in '67-'68. That season, he averaged only 24.3 points. He averaged 30 ppg for a season the final time in '65'-'66 (winning MVP). The next two seasons were 24.1 and 24.3, also winning the MVPs for three in a row. He didn't stop scoring specifically to do more passing for assists-- he concentrated on rebounding and defense.
Wilt's scoring didn't decline by necessity. It was his decision to shoot less and concentrate on rebounding, defense and blocking shots for the last half of his career. Jordan decided to shoot as much as it took to lead the league in scoring. Almost always, the most shots taken in the league (with the highest season usage rate every year, and the highest career usage rate ever). So Jordan, scoring as much as he could, beat Wilt, who gave up high scoring for the last half of his career, by 0.05 points per game. That isn't half a point per game, which would be 0.5 points. It is a tenth of a point. Wilt was the better scorer.
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Wilt took a year off from scoring to lead the league in assists and achieved it too still managed to average 30 that year
Wilt led the league in total assists in '67-'68. That season, he averaged only 24.3 points. He averaged 30 ppg for a season the final time in '65'-'66 (winning MVP). The next two seasons were 24.1 and 24.3, also winning the MVPs for three in a row.
He didn't stop scoring specifically to do more passing for assists-- he concentrated on rebounding and defense.
Wilt's scoring didn't decline by necessity. It was his decision to shoot less and concentrate on rebounding, defense and blocking shots for the last half of his career.
Jordan decided to shoot as much as it took to lead the league in scoring. Almost always, the most shots taken in the league (with the highest season usage rate every year, and the highest career usage rate ever).
So Jordan, scoring as much as he could, beat Wilt, who gave up high scoring for the last half of his career, by 0.05 points per game. That isn't half a point per game, which would be 0.5 points. It is a tenth of a point.
Wilt was the better scorer.
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