Billy Ray Bates vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and Billy Ray Bates that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year Billy Ray Bates 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Wes Unseld 1.5 (1980) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.