Jerome Kersey vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld and Jerome Kersey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jerome Kersey played 17 years in the NBA, 4 more than Wes Unseld, who played 13. Jerome Kersey had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Wes Unseld had his rookie season in 1968-69. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Jerome Kersey	17	15	1984-85 to 2000-01
Wes Unseld	13	12	1968-69 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17


Rookie Season
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1984-85	1968-69
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis	Bullets Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	77	12.4	6.1	1.2	1.4	2.7	0.8	0.6	0.4	0.9	1.9	2.3	4.8	.478	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.4	.646
Wes Unseld	82	36.2	13.8	-	-	18.2	2.6	-	-	-	3.4	5.2	10.9	.476	-	-	-	3.4	5.6	.605

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	8	7.5	4.8	0.6	0.5	1.1	0.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	1.4	2.0	3.9	.516	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.0	.750
Wes Unseld	4	41.3	18.8	-	-	18.5	1.3	-	-	-	3.5	7.5	14.3	.526	-	-	-	3.8	4.8	.789


Season 2
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1985-86	1969-70
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	79	15.4	8.5	1.7	2.0	3.7	1.1	1.1	0.4	1.4	2.6	3.3	5.9	.549	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	2.9	.681
Wes Unseld	82	39.4	16.2	-	-	16.7	3.5	-	-	-	3.0	6.4	12.4	.518	-	-	-	3.3	5.2	.638

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	4	14.0	5.5	1.8	2.0	3.8	1.0	0.3	1.0	1.5	3.3	2.3	5.5	.409	0.0	0.3	.000	1.0	1.0	1.000
Wes Unseld	7	41.3	10.4	-	-	23.6	3.4	-	-	-	3.6	4.1	10.0	.414	-	-	-	2.1	2.7	.789


Season 3
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1986-87	1970-71
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	82	25.5	12.3	2.5	3.6	6.0	2.4	1.5	0.9	1.8	4.0	4.5	8.9	.509	0.0	0.3	.043	3.2	4.4	.720
Wes Unseld	74	39.2	14.1	-	-	16.9	4.0	-	-	-	3.2	5.7	11.4	.501	-	-	-	2.7	4.1	.657

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	4	15.0	6.0	1.5	3.3	4.8	0.8	1.3	0.3	1.5	3.3	2.5	6.3	.400	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000
Wes Unseld	18	42.2	13.2	-	-	18.8	3.8	-	-	-	3.3	5.3	11.6	.462	-	-	-	2.6	4.5	.568


Season 4
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1987-88	1971-72
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	79	36.6	19.2	2.7	5.6	8.3	3.1	1.6	0.8	2.0	3.8	7.7	15.5	.499	0.0	0.2	.200	3.7	5.0	.735
Wes Unseld	76	41.7	13.0	-	-	17.6	3.7	-	-	-	2.9	5.4	10.8	.498	-	-	-	2.3	3.6	.629

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	4	31.8	19.8	4.3	3.3	7.5	2.3	1.8	1.0	1.3	4.3	8.0	16.3	.492	0.0	0.3	.000	3.8	5.3	.714
Wes Unseld	6	44.3	12.3	-	-	12.5	4.2	-	-	-	3.7	5.3	10.8	.492	-	-	-	1.7	3.2	.526


Season 5
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1988-89	1972-73
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	76	35.7	17.5	3.2	5.0	8.3	3.2	1.8	1.1	2.2	3.6	7.0	15.0	.469	0.1	0.3	.286	3.4	4.9	.694
Wes Unseld	79	39.1	12.5	-	-	15.9	4.4	-	-	-	2.1	5.3	10.8	.493	-	-	-	1.9	2.7	.703

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	3	39.0	20.3	3.7	4.3	8.0	2.3	3.3	0.3	1.3	4.0	7.7	15.7	.489	0.0	0.7	.000	5.0	6.3	.789
Wes Unseld	5	40.2	9.8	-	-	15.2	3.4	-	-	-	2.4	4.0	9.6	.417	-	-	-	1.8	3.8	.474


Season 6
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1989-90	1973-74
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Capital Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	82	34.7	16.0	3.1	5.4	8.4	2.3	1.5	0.8	1.8	3.7	6.3	13.2	.478	0.0	0.2	.150	3.3	4.8	.690
Wes Unseld	56	30.8	5.9	2.7	6.5	9.2	2.8	1.0	0.3	-	2.2	2.6	5.9	.438	-	-	-	0.6	1.0	.655

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	21	39.6	20.7	3.1	5.1	8.3	2.1	1.6	1.0	2.1	4.1	7.9	17.2	.460	0.0	0.1	.000	4.9	6.9	.715
Wes Unseld	7	42.4	10.1	3.1	9.0	12.1	3.9	0.6	0.1	-	2.1	4.4	9.0	.492	-	-	-	1.3	2.1	.600


Season 7
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1990-91	1974-75
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Rebounds Leader
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	73	32.3	14.8	2.3	4.3	6.6	3.1	1.4	1.0	2.0	3.4	5.8	12.2	.478	0.1	0.2	.308	3.2	4.5	.709
Wes Unseld	73	39.8	9.2	4.4	10.4	14.8	4.1	1.6	0.9	-	2.5	3.7	7.5	.502	-	-	-	1.7	2.5	.685

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	16	36.8	17.9	3.3	3.7	6.9	3.1	1.8	0.4	1.1	4.3	6.6	14.1	.465	0.0	0.0	-	4.8	6.3	.752
Wes Unseld	17	43.2	10.7	3.8	12.4	16.2	3.8	0.9	1.2	-	2.3	4.2	7.6	.546	-	-	-	2.4	3.6	.656


Season 8
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1991-92	1975-76
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	77	33.2	12.6	3.1	5.1	8.2	3.2	1.5	0.9	2.0	3.3	5.2	11.1	.467	0.0	0.1	.125	2.3	3.4	.664
Wes Unseld	78	37.5	9.6	3.5	9.8	13.3	5.2	1.1	0.8	-	2.6	4.1	7.3	.561	-	-	-	1.5	2.5	.585

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	21	36.0	16.2	2.8	4.9	7.7	3.6	2.0	0.9	2.5	4.0	6.2	12.2	.510	0.0	0.1	.000	3.8	5.4	.693
Wes Unseld	7	44.3	7.0	3.7	8.4	12.1	4.0	0.9	0.6	-	2.7	2.6	5.6	.462	-	-	-	1.9	3.4	.542


Season 9
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1992-93	1976-77
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	65	26.4	10.6	1.9	4.3	6.2	1.9	1.2	0.6	1.3	2.8	4.3	9.9	.438	0.1	0.4	.286	1.8	2.8	.634
Wes Unseld	82	34.9	7.8	3.0	7.7	10.7	4.4	1.1	0.5	-	3.1	3.3	6.7	.490	-	-	-	1.2	2.0	.602

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	4	24.5	14.3	2.5	6.0	8.5	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	3.8	5.5	10.5	.524	0.3	0.3	1.000	3.0	4.3	.706
Wes Unseld	9	40.9	7.4	2.7	9.0	11.7	4.9	0.9	0.7	-	3.6	3.3	6.0	.556	-	-	-	0.8	1.3	.583


Season 10
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1993-94	1977-78
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	78	16.4	6.5	1.7	2.6	4.2	1.0	0.9	0.6	0.8	2.7	2.6	6.0	.433	0.0	0.1	.125	1.3	1.7	.748
Wes Unseld	80	33.1	7.6	3.6	8.4	11.9	4.1	1.2	0.6	2.2	2.9	3.2	6.1	.523	-	-	-	1.2	2.2	.538

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	3	12.7	3.7	1.7	1.3	3.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.7	1.7	5.3	.313	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	1.7	.200
Wes Unseld	18	37.6	9.4	4.0	8.0	12.0	4.4	0.9	0.4	2.0	3.4	3.9	7.4	.530	-	-	-	1.5	2.6	.587


Season 11
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1994-95	1978-79
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	63	18.1	8.1	1.5	2.6	4.1	1.3	0.8	0.6	1.0	2.7	3.2	7.8	.415	0.1	0.4	.259	1.5	2.0	.766
Wes Unseld	77	31.2	10.9	3.6	7.2	10.8	4.1	0.9	0.5	2.0	2.6	4.5	7.8	.577	-	-	-	2.0	3.1	.643

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	3	21.0	12.7	0.7	2.0	2.7	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	3.7	5.3	9.3	.571	0.0	0.7	.000	2.0	3.0	.667
Wes Unseld	19	38.7	10.3	4.7	8.6	13.3	3.4	0.9	0.7	1.6	3.5	4.1	8.3	.494	-	-	-	2.1	3.4	.609


Season 12
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1995-96	1979-80
Team	Golden State Warriors	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	76	21.3	6.7	2.0	2.8	4.8	1.5	1.2	0.6	1.0	2.7	2.7	6.6	.410	0.0	0.2	.176	1.3	1.9	.660
Wes Unseld	82	36.3	9.7	4.1	9.3	13.3	4.5	0.8	0.7	1.9	3.0	4.0	7.8	.513	0.0	0.0	.500	1.7	2.5	.665

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Unseld	2	43.5	9.0	3.5	10.5	14.0	3.5	0.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	7.0	.500	0.0	0.5	.000	2.0	3.0	.667


Season 13
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1996-97	1980-81
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	70	25.2	6.8	1.6	3.6	5.2	1.3	1.7	0.7	1.1	3.1	2.8	6.4	.432	0.2	0.9	.262	1.0	1.7	.602
Wes Unseld	63	32.3	8.0	3.3	7.4	10.7	2.7	0.8	0.6	1.5	2.7	3.6	6.8	.524	0.0	0.1	.500	0.9	1.4	.640

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	9	23.2	5.4	1.6	3.8	5.3	1.6	1.0	0.7	0.3	3.8	1.9	3.9	.486	0.0	0.1	.000	1.7	2.1	.789
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 14
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1997-98	-
Team	Seattle Supersonics	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	37	19.4	6.3	1.5	2.1	3.6	1.2	1.4	0.4	1.0	2.8	2.6	6.3	.416	0.0	0.3	.100	1.1	1.8	.600
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	10	21.3	7.8	1.7	2.3	4.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.3	3.2	3.1	7.2	.431	0.0	0.3	.000	1.6	1.9	.842
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 15
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1998-99	-
Team	San Antonio Spurs	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	45	15.5	3.2	0.9	2.0	2.9	0.9	0.8	0.3	0.7	2.0	1.5	4.4	.340	0.1	0.3	.214	0.1	0.3	.429
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	14	10.9	2.6	0.7	1.4	2.1	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.4	1.4	1.1	3.1	.349	0.1	0.3	.250	0.4	0.5	.714
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 16
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	1999-00	-
Team	San Antonio Spurs	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	72	18.2	4.5	0.8	2.3	3.1	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.7	2.2	2.0	4.9	.412	0.0	0.1	.000	0.4	0.6	.707
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	2	12.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	2.5	0.5	3.5	.143	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 17
	Jerome Kersey	Wes Unseld
Season	2000-01	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	22	11.0	3.3	0.4	1.7	2.0	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.3	1.6	1.5	3.1	.464	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.7	.500
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jerome Kersey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jerome Kersey vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld and Jerome Kersey, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17