James Edwards vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and James Edwards 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

James Edwards

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Edwards 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP James Edwards 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Edwards 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader James Edwards 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year James Edwards 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games James Edwards 111 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) 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.