John Salmons vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

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

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salmons: 2002-03 to 2014-15
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salmons 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons John Salmons 13 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played John Salmons 5 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games John Salmons 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Salmons 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP John Salmons 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team John Salmons 0 Wes Unseld 1

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

Rebounds Leader John Salmons 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year John Salmons 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salmons 9.3 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.9 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.3 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 8,292 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds John Salmons 2,603 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists John Salmons 2,183 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals John Salmons 756 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks John Salmons 239 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games John Salmons 895 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .431 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .366 Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .799 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.3 (2009) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.3 (2008) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 3.5 (2011) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.2 (2010) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 (2011) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salmons 9.3 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 2.4 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game John Salmons 1.8 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game John Salmons 0.8 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 0.4 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salmons 259 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds John Salmons 66 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists John Salmons 50 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals John Salmons 21 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks John Salmons 11 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games John Salmons 28 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salmons .393 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage John Salmons .243 Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage John Salmons .877 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salmons 18.1 (2009) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Salmons 4.4 (2009) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game John Salmons 4.0 (2010) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Salmons 1.4 (2010) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game John Salmons 1.0 (2009) 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.