John Salley vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and John Salley 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

John Salley

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salley 4 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons John Salley 11 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played John Salley 9 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games John Salley 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Salley 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP John Salley 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team John Salley 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Salley 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader John Salley 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year John Salley 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 7.0 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.5 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.2 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.6 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.3 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 5,228 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds John Salley 3,356 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists John Salley 916 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals John Salley 451 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks John Salley 983 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games John Salley 748 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .506 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage John Salley .214 Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .714 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 9.5 (1992) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 6.1 (1993) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.8 (1994) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1994) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.9 (1990) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 6.4 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.4 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game John Salley 0.8 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.4 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.2 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 857 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds John Salley 588 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists John Salley 104 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals John Salley 49 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks John Salley 159 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games John Salley 134 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .505 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage John Salley .000 Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .690 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 12.6 (1992) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 8.0 (1994) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1988) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) 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.