Wes Unseld
C · WSB
Seasons 1968-69–1980-81 · 13 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1946
★ Hall of Fame★ MVP★ Finals MVP★ Rookie of the Year5× All-StarAll-NBA
View interactive stats & charts →
Player info
| Nickname | The Enforcer |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #41 |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 245 lb |
| Born | 1946-03-14 |
| College | Louisville |
| Drafted | 1968 · Round 1, Pick 2 · BAL |
| Seasons | 1968-69–1980-81 (13) |
Career averages
10.8 PPG, 14.0 RPG, 3.9 APG · 984 games · .509 FG% · .500 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | BAL | 22 | 82 | 36.2 | .476 | — | .605 | 18.2 | 2.6 | — | — | 13.8 | 18.1 | .515 |
| 1969-70 | BAL | 23 | 82 | 39.4 | .518 | — | .638 | 16.7 | 3.5 | — | — | 16.2 | 17.8 | .551 |
| 1970-71 | BAL | 24 | 74 | 39.2 | .501 | — | .657 | 16.9 | 4.0 | — | — | 14.1 | 17.9 | .535 |
| 1971-72 | BAL | 25 | 76 | 41.7 | .498 | — | .629 | 17.6 | 3.7 | — | — | 13.0 | 16.7 | .525 |
| 1972-73 | BAL | 26 | 79 | 39.1 | .493 | — | .703 | 15.9 | 4.4 | — | — | 12.5 | 18.1 | .523 |
| 1973-74 | CAP | 27 | 56 | 30.8 | .438 | — | .655 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 11.1 | .459 |
| 1974-75 | WSB | 28 | 73 | 39.8 | .502 | — | .685 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 15.0 | .538 |
| 1975-76 | WSB | 29 | 78 | 37.5 | .561 | — | .585 | 13.3 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 16.2 | .574 |
| 1976-77 | WSB | 30 | 82 | 34.9 | .490 | — | .602 | 10.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 12.8 | .513 |
| 1977-78 | WSB | 31 | 80 | 33.1 | .523 | — | .538 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 14.4 | .535 |
| 1978-79 | WSB | 32 | 77 | 31.2 | .577 | — | .643 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 17.8 | .599 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 33 | 82 | 36.3 | .513 | .500 | .665 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 15.4 | .545 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 34 | 63 | 32.3 | .524 | .500 | .640 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 13.5 | .543 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | BAL | 82 | — | 2,970 | 427 | 897 | .476 | — | — | 277 | 458 | 1491 | 213 | — | — | — | 1,131 |
| 1969-70 | BAL | 82 | — | 3,234 | 526 | 1,015 | .518 | — | — | 273 | 428 | 1370 | 291 | — | — | — | 1,325 |
| 1970-71 | BAL | 74 | — | 2,904 | 424 | 846 | .501 | — | — | 199 | 303 | 1253 | 293 | — | — | — | 1,047 |
| 1971-72 | BAL | 76 | — | 3,171 | 409 | 822 | .498 | — | — | 171 | 272 | 1336 | 278 | — | — | — | 989 |
| 1972-73 | BAL | 79 | — | 3,085 | 421 | 854 | .493 | — | — | 149 | 212 | 1260 | 347 | — | — | — | 991 |
| 1973-74 | CAP | 56 | — | 1,727 | 146 | 333 | .438 | — | — | 36 | 55 | 517 | 159 | 56 | 16 | — | 328 |
| 1974-75 | WSB | 73 | — | 2,904 | 273 | 544 | .502 | — | — | 126 | 184 | 1077 | 297 | 115 | 68 | — | 672 |
| 1975-76 | WSB | 78 | — | 2,922 | 318 | 567 | .561 | — | — | 114 | 195 | 1036 | 404 | 84 | 59 | — | 750 |
| 1976-77 | WSB | 82 | 82 | 2,860 | 270 | 551 | .490 | — | — | 100 | 166 | 877 | 363 | 87 | 45 | — | 640 |
| 1977-78 | WSB | 80 | — | 2,644 | 257 | 491 | .523 | — | — | 93 | 173 | 955 | 326 | 98 | 45 | 173 | 607 |
| 1978-79 | WSB | 77 | — | 2,406 | 346 | 600 | .577 | — | — | 151 | 235 | 830 | 315 | 71 | 37 | 156 | 843 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 82 | 82 | 2,973 | 327 | 637 | .513 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 209 | 1094 | 366 | 65 | 61 | 153 | 794 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 63 | — | 2,032 | 225 | 429 | .524 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 86 | 673 | 170 | 52 | 36 | 97 | 507 |
| Career | 984 | — | — | 4,369 | 8,586 | .509 | 3 | 6 | 1883 | 2976 | 13769 | 3822 | 628 | 367 | 579 | 10,624 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | BAL | 82 | 36.2 | 5.2 | 10.9 | .476 | — | — | 3.4 | 5.6 | 18.1 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 13.7 |
| 1969-70 | BAL | 82 | 39.4 | 5.9 | 11.3 | .518 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.8 | 15.3 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 14.7 |
| 1970-71 | BAL | 74 | 39.2 | 5.3 | 10.5 | .501 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.8 | 15.5 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 13.0 |
| 1971-72 | BAL | 76 | 41.7 | 4.6 | 9.3 | .498 | — | — | 1.9 | 3.1 | 15.2 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 11.2 |
| 1972-73 | BAL | 79 | 39.1 | 4.9 | 10.0 | .493 | — | — | 1.7 | 2.5 | 14.7 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 11.6 |
| 1973-74 | CAP | 56 | 30.8 | 3.0 | 6.9 | .438 | — | — | 0.8 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | — | 6.8 |
| 1974-75 | WSB | 73 | 39.8 | 3.4 | 6.7 | .502 | — | — | 1.6 | 2.3 | 13.4 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | — | 8.3 |
| 1975-76 | WSB | 78 | 37.5 | 3.9 | 7.0 | .561 | — | — | 1.4 | 2.4 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | — | 9.2 |
| 1976-77 | WSB | 82 | 34.9 | 3.4 | 6.9 | .490 | — | — | 1.3 | 2.1 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | — | 8.1 |
| 1977-78 | WSB | 80 | 33.0 | 3.5 | 6.7 | .523 | — | — | 1.3 | 2.4 | 13.0 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 8.3 |
| 1978-79 | WSB | 77 | 31.2 | 5.2 | 9.0 | .577 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.5 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 12.6 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 82 | 36.3 | 4.0 | 7.7 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 9.6 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 63 | 32.3 | 4.0 | 7.6 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 9.0 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | BAL | 82 | 2,970 | 18.1 | .515 | — | 3.8 | 7.0 | 10.8 | .175 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | BAL | 82 | 3,234 | 17.8 | .551 | — | 5.1 | 6.0 | 11.1 | .164 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | BAL | 74 | 2,904 | 17.9 | .535 | — | 4.1 | 5.9 | 10.0 | .166 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | BAL | 76 | 3,171 | 16.7 | .525 | — | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.3 | .125 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | BAL | 79 | 3,085 | 18.1 | .523 | — | 3.9 | 6.8 | 10.7 | .166 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | CAP | 56 | 1,727 | 11.1 | .459 | — | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | .100 | -0.8 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +1.3 |
| 1974-75 | WSB | 73 | 2,904 | 15.0 | .538 | — | 4.0 | 6.6 | 10.6 | .175 | +1.7 | +2.3 | +4.0 | +4.4 |
| 1975-76 | WSB | 78 | 2,922 | 16.2 | .574 | — | 4.3 | 5.2 | 9.5 | .156 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +4.4 |
| 1976-77 | WSB | 82 | 2,860 | 12.8 | .513 | — | 2.1 | 4.1 | 6.2 | .103 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +2.9 |
| 1977-78 | WSB | 80 | 2,644 | 14.4 | .535 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 6.8 | .123 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +2.9 | +3.3 |
| 1978-79 | WSB | 77 | 2,406 | 17.8 | .599 | 13.6 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 8.7 | .174 | +2.8 | +1.5 | +4.3 | +3.8 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 82 | 2,973 | 15.4 | .545 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 8.4 | .135 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +2.5 | +3.3 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 63 | 2,032 | 13.5 | .543 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.5 | .130 | +0.0 | +1.8 | +1.7 | +1.9 |
| Career | 984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110.2 | — | — | — | — | +25.3 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | 4 | 41.2 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .526 | — | .574 |
| 1969-70 | 7 | 41.3 | 10.4 | 23.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .414 | — | .466 |
| 1970-71 | 18 | 42.2 | 13.2 | 18.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .462 | — | .488 |
| 1971-72 | 6 | 44.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .492 | — | .504 |
| 1972-73 | 5 | 40.2 | 9.8 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .417 | — | .435 |
| 1973-74 | 7 | 42.4 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .492 | — | .510 |
| 1974-75 | 17 | 43.2 | 10.7 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .546 | — | .580 |
| 1975-76 | 7 | 44.3 | 7.0 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .462 | — | .494 |
| 1976-77 | 9 | 40.9 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .556 | — | .565 |
| 1977-78 | 18 | 37.6 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .530 | — | .548 |
| 1978-79 | 19 | 38.7 | 10.3 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .494 | — | .524 |
| 1979-80 | 2 | 43.5 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .500 | 0.000 | .541 |
| Career | 119 | 41.1 | 10.6 | 14.9 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .493 | 0.000 | .521 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 500 | 11.1 | 14.7 | 3.9 | 355–145 |
| Away | 484 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 221–263 |
| In wins | 576 | 10.9 | 14.4 | 4.0 | 576–0 |
| In losses | 408 | 10.7 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 0–408 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 73 | 10.2 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 45–28 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 66 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 37–29 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 22 | 9.2 | 13.5 | 3.9 | 12–10 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 49 | 10.1 | 14.1 | 3.4 | 29–20 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 58 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 4.2 | 38–20 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 14 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 8–6 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 61 | 12.4 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 41–20 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 53 | 9.3 | 14.3 | 3.8 | 29–24 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 61 | 8.8 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 42–19 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 23 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 4.6 | 12–11 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 6 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 5–1 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 11.7 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 23–25 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 54 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 4.0 | 26–28 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 65 | 11.0 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 27–38 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 60 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 29–31 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 50 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 3.9 | 34–16 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 34 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 22–12 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 25 | 8.1 | 11.0 | 4.4 | 14–11 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 18 | 10.9 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 9–9 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 29 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 4.2 | 23–6 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Wes Unseld's career stats?
Wes Unseld has averaged 10.8 PPG, 14.0 RPG, 3.9 APG over 13 seasons (1968-69–1980-81).
How tall is Wes Unseld?
Wes Unseld is 6-7 (245 lb).
When was Wes Unseld drafted?
Wes Unseld was drafted in 1968, round 1, pick 2.