Wes Unseld checks off a lot of boxes for a great player –
Rookie of the Year, regular season MVP, NBA champion, NBA Finals MVP.
Even with all that, Unseld’s best season score was nowhere
near the 100 best. Even though he was a strong rebounder, passer and shot over
50 percent for his career, Unseld was never a big scorer or shot blocker. His
career high for PER was just 18.1, which hurt his advanced statistics. Instead,
it was his year-in, year-out consistency for a long string of winning teams
that earned him a spot in the Top 100.
Unseld played his entire career for the Baltimore/Washington
Bullets and led them to the playoffs in 12 out of his 13 seasons. The Bullets
made four NBA Finals and compiled a curious record. They were swept three of
the four Finals – by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971, the Golden State Warriors in
1975 and the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979. The Bullets one title came in
1977-1978 when Washington rallied from 3-2 down to beat Seattle. Bobby
Dandridge was announced as the Finals MVP, but it was later changed to Unseld. It
was that award that made 1977-1978 Unseld’s greatest season.
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Wes Unseld
bio info
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Career
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1968-1981
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Games
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984
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Points
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10.8
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Rebounds
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14.0
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Assists
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3.9
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FG Pct.
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50.9%
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All-Star Games
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5
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MVPs
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1
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NBA Titles
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1
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Playoff seasons
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12
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Playoff games
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119
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Points
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10.6
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Rebounds
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14.9
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Assists
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3.8
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FG Pct.
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49.3%
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Hall of Fame
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1988
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Top 100
rankings
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Points
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Top 100 ranking
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1-year
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271.54
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Not in top 100
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5-year
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1,294.90
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90th
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10-year
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2,337.41
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65th
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Career
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2,762.70
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66th
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Wes Unseld
at his peak
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1977-1978
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Unseld
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Top 5
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Points
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PER
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14.4
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25.46
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Win Shares
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6.8
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12.09
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Box +/-
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4.3
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6.17
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VORP
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4.2
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5.08
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Total Advanced Stats
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29.7
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48.80
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60.86
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Playoff PER
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14.5
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24.75
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Win Shares
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2.0
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2.36
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Box +/-
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5.2
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6.80
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VORP
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1.2
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1.18
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Total Advanced Stats
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22.9
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35.09
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65.27
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Reg. Season Win %
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53.75
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53.75
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Playoff Win %
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66.67
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66.67
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MVP Voting (75 points)
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0
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0
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Finals MVP (25 points)
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25
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25
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Total Score
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271.54
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Unseld’s 10 greatest seasons
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1977-1978
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271.54
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1968-1969
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267.03
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1978-1979
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259.94
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1974-1975
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255.19
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1969-1970
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241.19
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1970-1971
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236.01
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1975-1976
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211.59
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1976-1977
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202.70
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1972-1973
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201.30
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1971-1972
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190.91
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Career
winning percentage
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W
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L
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Pct.
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Regular Season
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576
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408
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58.54%
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Playoffs
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53
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66
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44.54%
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