Wes Unseld
Westley Sissel Unseld
Born: March 14, 1946
Louisville, KY USA
Deceased: June 2, 2020
Position: C-F
High School: Seneca
College: Louisville
Drafted: 1968, Round 1 Pick 2, #2 Overall
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 245
Career: 1968-69-1980-81
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
Coaching Career
Wes Unseld averaged 10.8 points, 14.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in his 984-game career with the Baltimore Bullets, Capital Bullets and Washington Bullets. He began playing during the 1968-69 season and last took the court during the 1980-81 campaign. Unseld was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1968-69 | Baltimore Bullets | 82 | 2970 | 897 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 458 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 1491 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 1131 |
1969-70 | Baltimore Bullets | 82 | 3234 | 1015 | 526 | 0 | 0 | 428 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 1370 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 1325 |
1970-71 | Baltimore Bullets | 74 | 2904 | 846 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 1253 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 1047 |
1971-72 | Baltimore Bullets | 76 | 3171 | 822 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 1336 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 989 |
1972-73 | Baltimore Bullets | 79 | 3085 | 854 | 421 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 1260 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 991 |
1973-74 | Capital Bullets | 56 | 1727 | 333 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 36 | 152 | 365 | 517 | 159 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 121 | 328 |
1974-75 | Washington Bullets | 73 | 2904 | 544 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 126 | 318 | 759 | 1077 | 297 | 115 | 68 | 0 | 180 | 672 |
1975-76 | Washington Bullets | 78 | 2922 | 567 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 114 | 271 | 765 | 1036 | 404 | 84 | 59 | 0 | 203 | 750 |
1976-77 | Washington Bullets | 82 | 2860 | 551 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 100 | 243 | 634 | 877 | 363 | 87 | 45 | 0 | 253 | 640 |
1977-78 | Washington Bullets | 80 | 2644 | 491 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 93 | 286 | 669 | 955 | 326 | 98 | 45 | 173 | 234 | 607 |
1978-79 | Washington Bullets | 77 | 2406 | 600 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 151 | 274 | 556 | 830 | 315 | 71 | 37 | 156 | 204 | 843 |
1979-80 | Washington Bullets | 82 | 2973 | 637 | 327 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 139 | 334 | 760 | 1094 | 366 | 65 | 61 | 153 | 249 | 794 |
1980-81 | Washington Bullets | 63 | 2032 | 429 | 225 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 55 | 207 | 466 | 673 | 170 | 52 | 36 | 97 | 171 | 507 |
Totals | 984 | 35832 | 8586 | 4369 | 6 | 3 | 2976 | 1883 | 2085 | 4974 | 13769 | 3822 | 628 | 367 | 579 | 2762 | 10624 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1968-69 | Baltimore Bullets | 82 | 36.2 | 47.6 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 13.8 | |
1969-70 | Baltimore Bullets | 82 | 39.4 | 51.8 | 63.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 16.2 | |
1970-71 | Baltimore Bullets | 74 | 39.2 | 50.1 | 65.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 14.1 | |
1971-72 | Baltimore Bullets | 76 | 41.7 | 49.8 | 62.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 13.0 | |
1972-73 | Baltimore Bullets | 79 | 39.1 | 49.3 | 70.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 12.5 | |
1973-74 | Capital Bullets | 56 | 30.8 | 43.8 | 65.5 | 2.7 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 5.9 | |
1974-75 | Washington Bullets | 73 | 39.8 | 50.2 | 68.5 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 9.2 | |
1975-76 | Washington Bullets | 78 | 37.5 | 56.1 | 58.5 | 3.5 | 9.8 | 13.3 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 9.6 | |
1976-77 | Washington Bullets | 82 | 34.9 | 49.0 | 60.2 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 7.8 | |
1977-78 | Washington Bullets | 80 | 33.1 | 52.3 | 53.8 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 7.6 | |
1978-79 | Washington Bullets | 77 | 31.2 | 57.7 | 64.3 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 10.9 | |
1979-80 | Washington Bullets | 82 | 36.3 | 51.3 | 50.0 | 66.5 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 9.7 |
1980-81 | Washington Bullets | 63 | 32.3 | 52.4 | 50.0 | 64.0 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 8.0 |
Averages | 984 | 36.4 | 50.9 | 50.0 | 63.3 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 10.8 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1968-69 | Baltimore Bullets | 4 | 165 | 57 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 75 | |
1969-70 | Baltimore Bullets | 7 | 289 | 70 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 73 | |
1970-71 | Baltimore Bullets | 18 | 759 | 208 | 96 | 0 | 81 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 238 | |
1971-72 | Baltimore Bullets | 6 | 266 | 65 | 32 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 74 | |
1972-73 | Baltimore Bullets | 5 | 201 | 48 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 49 | |
1973-74 | Capital Bullets | 7 | 297 | 63 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 71 | |
1974-75 | Washington Bullets | 17 | 734 | 130 | 71 | 0 | 61 | 40 | 65 | 211 | 276 | 64 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 39 | 182 | |
1975-76 | Washington Bullets | 7 | 310 | 39 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 85 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 49 | |
1976-77 | Washington Bullets | 9 | 368 | 54 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 81 | 105 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 67 | |
1977-78 | Washington Bullets | 18 | 677 | 134 | 71 | 0 | 46 | 27 | 72 | 144 | 216 | 79 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 62 | 169 | |
1978-79 | Washington Bullets | 19 | 736 | 158 | 78 | 0 | 64 | 39 | 90 | 163 | 253 | 64 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 66 | 195 | |
1979-80 | Washington Bullets | 2 | 87 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
Totals | 119 | 4889 | 1040 | 513 | 1 | 0 | 385 | 234 | 306 | 742 | 1777 | 453 | 67 | 55 | 69 | 371 | 1260 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1968-69 | Baltimore Bullets | 4 | 41.3 | 52.6 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 18.8 | |
1969-70 | Baltimore Bullets | 7 | 41.3 | 41.4 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 10.4 | |
1970-71 | Baltimore Bullets | 18 | 42.2 | 46.2 | 56.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 13.2 | |
1971-72 | Baltimore Bullets | 6 | 44.3 | 49.2 | 52.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 12.3 | |
1972-73 | Baltimore Bullets | 5 | 40.2 | 41.7 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 9.8 | |
1973-74 | Capital Bullets | 7 | 42.4 | 49.2 | 60.0 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 12.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 10.1 | |
1974-75 | Washington Bullets | 17 | 43.2 | 54.6 | 65.6 | 3.8 | 12.4 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 10.7 | |
1975-76 | Washington Bullets | 7 | 44.3 | 46.2 | 54.2 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 7.0 | |
1976-77 | Washington Bullets | 9 | 40.9 | 55.6 | 58.3 | 2.7 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 7.4 | |
1977-78 | Washington Bullets | 18 | 37.6 | 53.0 | 58.7 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 9.4 | |
1978-79 | Washington Bullets | 19 | 38.7 | 49.4 | 60.9 | 4.7 | 8.6 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 10.3 | |
1979-80 | Washington Bullets | 2 | 43.5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 9.0 |
Averages | 984 | 41.1 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 60.8 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 14.9 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 10.6 |
Awards
1968 - NBA All-NBA First Team
1968 - NBA Most Valuable Player
1968 - NBA Rookie of the Year
1977 - NBA Finals MVP