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Wes Unseld

Westley Sissel Unseld (Wes)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-7    Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: March 14, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky
High School: Seneca in Louisville, Kentucky
College: University of Louisville

Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1988

Drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall) of the 1968 NBA draft.

Coaching Record

Game Logs and Splits

Game Logs1969-70
Splits1969-70

Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 22 BAL NBA 82 2970 427 897 .476 277 458 .605 1491 213 276 1131
1969-70 23 BAL NBA 82 3234 526 1015 .518 273 428 .638 1370 291 250 1325
1970-71 24 BAL NBA 74 2904 424 846 .501 199 303 .657 1253 293 235 1047
1971-72 25 BAL NBA 76 3171 409 822 .498 171 272 .629 1336 278 218 989
1972-73 26 BAL NBA 79 3085 421 854 .493 149 212 .703 1260 347 168 991
1973-74 27 CAP NBA 56 1727 146 333 .438 36 55 .655 152 365 517 159 56 16 121 328
1974-75 28 WSB NBA 73 2904 273 544 .502 126 184 .685 318 759 1077 297 115 68 180 672
1975-76 29 WSB NBA 78 2922 318 567 .561 114 195 .585 271 765 1036 404 84 59 203 750
1976-77 30 WSB NBA 82 2860 270 551 .490 100 166 .602 243 634 877 363 87 45 253 640
1977-78 31 WSB NBA 80 2644 257 491 .523 93 173 .538 286 669 955 326 98 45 173 234 607
1978-79 32 WSB NBA 77 2406 346 600 .577 151 235 .643 274 556 830 315 71 37 156 204 843
1979-80 33 WSB NBA 82 2973 327 637 .513 1 2 .500 139 209 .665 334 760 1094 366 65 61 153 249 794
1980-81 34 WSB NBA 63 2032 225 429 .524 2 4 .500 55 86 .640 207 466 673 170 52 36 97 171 507
Career NBA 984 35832 4369 8586 .509 3 6 .500 1883 2976 .633 2085 4974 13769 3822 628 367 579 2762 10624

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 22 BAL NBA 82 36.2 5.2 10.9 .476 3.4 5.6 .605 18.2 2.6 3.4 13.8
1969-70 23 BAL NBA 82 39.4 6.4 12.4 .518 3.3 5.2 .638 16.7 3.5 3.0 16.2
1970-71 24 BAL NBA 74 39.2 5.7 11.4 .501 2.7 4.1 .657 16.9 4.0 3.2 14.1
1971-72 25 BAL NBA 76 41.7 5.4 10.8 .498 2.3 3.6 .629 17.6 3.7 2.9 13.0
1972-73 26 BAL NBA 79 39.1 5.3 10.8 .493 1.9 2.7 .703 15.9 4.4 2.1 12.5
1973-74 27 CAP NBA 56 30.8 2.6 5.9 .438 0.6 1.0 .655 2.7 6.5 9.2 2.8 1.0 0.3 2.2 5.9
1974-75 28 WSB NBA 73 39.8 3.7 7.5 .502 1.7 2.5 .685 4.4 10.4 14.8 4.1 1.6 0.9 2.5 9.2
1975-76 29 WSB NBA 78 37.5 4.1 7.3 .561 1.5 2.5 .585 3.5 9.8 13.3 5.2 1.1 0.8 2.6 9.6
1976-77 30 WSB NBA 82 34.9 3.3 6.7 .490 1.2 2.0 .602 3.0 7.7 10.7 4.4 1.1 0.5 3.1 7.8
1977-78 31 WSB NBA 80 33.1 3.2 6.1 .523 1.2 2.2 .538 3.6 8.4 11.9 4.1 1.2 0.6 2.2 2.9 7.6
1978-79 32 WSB NBA 77 31.2 4.5 7.8 .577 2.0 3.1 .643 3.6 7.2 10.8 4.1 0.9 0.5 2.0 2.6 10.9
1979-80 33 WSB NBA 82 36.3 4.0 7.8 .513 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 2.5 .665 4.1 9.3 13.3 4.5 0.8 0.7 1.9 3.0 9.7
1980-81 34 WSB NBA 63 32.3 3.6 6.8 .524 0.0 0.1 .500 0.9 1.4 .640 3.3 7.4 10.7 2.7 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.7 8.0
Career NBA 984 36.4 4.4 8.7 .509 0.0 0.0 .500 1.9 3.0 .633 3.5 8.4 14.0 3.9 1.1 0.6 1.9 2.8 10.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 22 BAL NBA 82 2970 5.2 10.9 .476 3.4 5.6 .605 18.1 2.6 3.3 13.7
1969-70 23 BAL NBA 82 3234 5.9 11.3 .518 3.0 4.8 .638 15.3 3.2 2.8 14.7
1970-71 24 BAL NBA 74 2904 5.3 10.5 .501 2.5 3.8 .657 15.5 3.6 2.9 13.0
1971-72 25 BAL NBA 76 3171 4.6 9.3 .498 1.9 3.1 .629 15.2 3.2 2.5 11.2
1972-73 26 BAL NBA 79 3085 4.9 10.0 .493 1.7 2.5 .703 14.7 4.0 2.0 11.6
1973-74 27 CAP NBA 56 1727 3.0 6.9 .438 0.8 1.1 .655 3.2 7.6 10.8 3.3 1.2 0.3 2.5 6.8
1974-75 28 WSB NBA 73 2904 3.4 6.7 .502 1.6 2.3 .685 3.9 9.4 13.4 3.7 1.4 0.8 2.2 8.3
1975-76 29 WSB NBA 78 2922 3.9 7.0 .561 1.4 2.4 .585 3.3 9.4 12.8 5.0 1.0 0.7 2.5 9.2
1976-77 30 WSB NBA 82 2860 3.4 6.9 .490 1.3 2.1 .602 3.1 8.0 11.0 4.6 1.1 0.6 3.2 8.1
1977-78 31 WSB NBA 80 2644 3.5 6.7 .523 1.3 2.4 .538 3.9 9.1 13.0 4.4 1.3 0.6 2.4 3.2 8.3
1978-79 32 WSB NBA 77 2406 5.2 9.0 .577 2.3 3.5 .643 4.1 8.3 12.4 4.7 1.1 0.6 2.3 3.1 12.6
1979-80 33 WSB NBA 82 2973 4.0 7.7 .513 0.0 0.0 .500 1.7 2.5 .665 4.0 9.2 13.2 4.4 0.8 0.7 1.9 3.0 9.6
1980-81 34 WSB NBA 63 2032 4.0 7.6 .524 0.0 0.1 .500 1.0 1.5 .640 3.7 8.3 11.9 3.0 0.9 0.6 1.7 3.0 9.0
Career NBA 984 35832 4.4 8.6 .509 0.0 0.0 .500 1.9 3.0 .633 3.7 8.7 13.8 3.8 1.1 0.6 2.1 2.8 10.7

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1968-69 22 BAL NBA 82 2970 18.1 .515 .476 8.8
1969-70 23 BAL NBA 82 3234 17.8 .551 .518 10.9
1970-71 24 BAL NBA 74 2904 17.9 .535 .501 19.0 12.9
1971-72 25 BAL NBA 76 3171 16.7 .525 .498 19.8 11.6
1972-73 26 BAL NBA 79 3085 18.1 .523 .493 19.1 14.2
1973-74 27 CAP NBA 56 1727 11.1 .459 .438 8.3 20.4 14.2 11.5 1.5 0.5 93
1974-75 28 WSB NBA 73 2904 15.0 .538 .502 11.0 26.2 18.6 12.7 1.8 1.3 88
1975-76 29 WSB NBA 78 2922 16.2 .574 .561 10.0 26.3 18.4 18.5 1.3 1.1 93
1976-77 30 WSB NBA 82 2860 12.8 .513 .490 8.9 22.3 15.8 15.9 1.4 0.8 97
1977-78 31 WSB NBA 80 2644 14.4 .535 .523 10.6 25.2 17.9 15.3 1.6 0.8 23.4 10.5 106 97 8.6 12.4 21 6 7.5
1978-79 32 WSB NBA 77 2406 17.8 .599 .577 11.7 23.2 17.5 15.9 1.3 0.8 18.2 13.6 118 101 16.2 10.9 27 4 11.5
1979-80 33 WSB NBA 82 2973 15.4 .545 .514 11.2 25.9 18.5 15.6 1.0 1.1 17.3 11.7 114 103 13.1 13.7 27 6 10.5
1980-81 34 WSB NBA 63 2032 13.5 .543 .527 10.6 24.3 17.4 10.6 1.2 1.0 17.2 11.1 111 100 5.3 10.0 15 4 5.5
Career NBA 984 35832 16.0 .537 .509 10.4 24.5 18.0 13.5 1.4 0.9 19.0 11.7 113 96 43.2 46.9 90 20 35.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1968-69 22 BAL NBA 4 165 30 57 15 19 74 5 14 75 .526 .789 41.3 18.8 18.5 1.3
1969-70 23 BAL NBA 7 289 29 70 15 19 165 24 25 73 .414 .789 41.3 10.4 23.6 3.4
1970-71 24 BAL NBA 18 759 96 208 46 81 339 69 60 238 .462 .568 42.2 13.2 18.8 3.8
1971-72 25 BAL NBA 6 266 32 65 10 19 75 25 22 74 .492 .526 44.3 12.3 12.5 4.2
1972-73 26 BAL NBA 5 201 20 48 9 19 76 17 12 49 .417 .474 40.2 9.8 15.2 3.4
1973-74 27 CAP NBA 7 297 31 63 9 15 22 85 27 4 1 15 71 .492 .600 42.4 10.1 12.1 3.9
1974-75 28 WSB NBA 17 734 71 130 40 61 65 276 64 15 20 39 182 .546 .656 43.2 10.7 16.2 3.8
1975-76 29 WSB NBA 7 310 18 39 13 24 26 85 28 6 4 19 49 .462 .542 44.3 7.0 12.1 4.0
1976-77 30 WSB NBA 9 368 30 54 7 12 24 105 44 8 6 32 67 .556 .583 40.9 7.4 11.7 4.9
1977-78 31 WSB NBA 18 677 71 134 27 46 72 216 79 17 7 36 62 169 .530 .587 37.6 9.4 12.0 4.4
1978-79 32 WSB NBA 19 736 78 158 39 64 90 253 64 17 14 30 66 195 .494 .609 38.7 10.3 13.3 3.4
1979-80 33 WSB NBA 2 87 7 14 0 1 4 6 7 28 7 0 3 3 5 18 .500 .000 .667 43.5 9.0 14.0 3.5
Career NBA 119 4889 513 1040 0 1 234 385 306 1777 453 67 55 69 371 1260 .493 .000 .608 41.1 10.6 14.9 3.8

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 22 BAL NBA 1 14 5 7 .714 1 3 .333 8 1 3 11
1970-71 24 BAL NBA 1 21 4 9 .444 0 0 10 2 2 8
1971-72 25 BAL NBA 1 16 1 5 .200 0 0 7 1 3 2
1972-73 26 BAL NBA 1 11 2 4 .500 0 0 5 1 0 4
1974-75 28 WSB NBA 1 15 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 6 1 0 2 6
Career NBA 5 77 14 28 .500 3 5 .600 36 6 0 10 31

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1965-66 19 louisville 26 195 374 128 202 505 501 .521 .634 19.3 19.4
1966-67 20 louisville 28 201 374 121 177 533 523 .537 .684 18.7 19.0
1967-68 21 louisville 28 234 382 177 275 513 645 .613 .644 23.0 18.3
Career 82 630 1130 426 654 1551 1669 .558 .651 20.4 18.9

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1969 NBA
1971 NBA
1972 NBA
1973 NBA
1975 NBA

Awards

1968-69 NBA MVP
1968-69 NBA Rookie of the Year
1977-78 NBA Finals MVP

Honors

1968-69 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1968-69 NBA All-Rookie (1st)

MVP Voting
Season Lg Share (Rank)

1968-69 NBA 0.602 (1)
1972-73 NBA 0.006 (14)
1974-75 NBA 0.019 (9)
1975-76 NBA 0.013 (11)

Games

1968-69 NBA 82 (6)
1969-70 NBA 82 (1)
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
Career NBA 984 (96)

Minutes Played

1969-70 NBA 3234 (6)
1979-80 NBA 2973 (9)
Career NBA 35832 (42)
Career 35832 (46)

Field Goal Pct

1969-70 NBA .518 (7)
1970-71 NBA .501 (8)
1975-76 NBA .561 (1)
1978-79 NBA .577 (3)
Career NBA .509 (66)
Career .509 (67)

Offensive Rebounds

1974-75 NBA 318 (4)
1975-76 NBA 271 (7)
1977-78 NBA 286 (8)
1978-79 NBA 274 (8)
1979-80 NBA 334 (3)
Career NBA 2085 (64)
Career 2085 (76)

Defensive Rebounds

1974-75 NBA 759 (4)
1975-76 NBA 765 (4)
1976-77 NBA 634 (7)
1977-78 NBA 669 (8)
1979-80 NBA 760 (2)
Career NBA 4974 (54)
Career 4974 (60)

Total Rebounds

1968-69 NBA 1491 (2)
1969-70 NBA 1370 (2)
1970-71 NBA 1253 (5)
1971-72 NBA 1336 (3)
1972-73 NBA 1260 (4)
1974-75 NBA 1077 (3)
1975-76 NBA 1036 (3)
1976-77 NBA 877 (10)
1977-78 NBA 955 (8)
1979-80 NBA 1094 (3)
Career NBA 13769 (10)
Career 13769 (11)

Assists

Career NBA 3822 (97)

Minutes Per Game

1969-70 NBA 39.4 (9)
1971-72 NBA 41.7 (9)
1974-75 NBA 39.8 (9)
Career NBA 36.4 (48)
Career 36.4 (49)

Rebounds Per Game

1968-69 NBA 18.2 (5)
1969-70 NBA 16.7 (2)
1970-71 NBA 16.9 (2)
1971-72 NBA 17.6 (2)
1972-73 NBA 15.9 (5)
1974-75 NBA 14.8 (1)
1975-76 NBA 13.3 (3)
1977-78 NBA 11.9 (10)
1979-80 NBA 13.3 (3)
Career NBA 14.0 (6)
Career 14.0 (7)

True Shooting Pct

1975-76 NBA .574 (6)
1978-79 NBA .599 (8)

Offensive Rebound Pct

1974-75 NBA 11.0 (6)
1975-76 NBA 10.0 (9)
1978-79 NBA 11.7 (7)
1979-80 NBA 11.2 (9)
1980-81 NBA 10.6 (10)
Career NBA 10.4 (46)
Career 10.4 (51)

Defensive Rebound Pct

1974-75 NBA 26.2 (5)
1975-76 NBA 26.3 (5)
1977-78 NBA 25.2 (8)
1979-80 NBA 25.9 (5)
1980-81 NBA 24.3 (7)
Career NBA 24.5 (13)
Career 24.5 (15)

Total Rebound Pct

1970-71 NBA 19.0 (4)
1971-72 NBA 19.8 (4)
1972-73 NBA 19.1 (3)
1974-75 NBA 18.6 (3)
1975-76 NBA 18.4 (5)
1977-78 NBA 17.9 (6)
1978-79 NBA 17.5 (10)
1979-80 NBA 18.5 (5)
1980-81 NBA 17.4 (7)
Career NBA 18.0 (11)
Career 18.0 (12)

Offensive Rating

1978-79 NBA 118.3 (2)
Career NBA 112.8 (76)
Career 112.8 (78)

Defensive Rating

1974-75 NBA 88.2 (2)
1975-76 NBA 92.5 (9)
Career NBA 96.3 (9)
Career 96.3 (9)

Defensive Win Shares

1977-78 NBA 12.4 (10)

Win Shares Above Average

1978-79 NBA 11.5 (5)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.988 (44)
   

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1978-79 Washington Bullets NBA $300,000
Career (may be incomplete) $300,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).