Malik Rose vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld and Malik Rose, 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.

Malik Rose and Wes Unseld both played 13 years in the NBA. Malik Rose had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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
Malik Rose	13	8	1996-97 to 2008-09
Wes Unseld	13	12	1968-69 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	1996-97	1968-69
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost East 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		%
Malik Rose	54	9.7	3.0	1.3	1.7	3.0	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.8	2.1	1.1	2.4	.477	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.1	.613
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		%
Malik Rose	2	6.0	2.0	2.0	0.5	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	1997-98	1969-70
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs 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		%
Malik Rose	53	8.1	3.0	0.8	0.9	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.8	1.5	1.1	2.6	.434	0.0	0.1	.333	0.7	1.2	.639
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		%
Malik Rose	5	3.4	2.0	0.6	0.8	1.4	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.4	0.8	1.2	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.8	.500
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	1998-99	1970-71
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Malik Rose	47	12.9	6.0	1.9	2.0	3.9	0.6	0.9	0.5	1.2	2.6	2.0	4.3	.463	0.0	0.0	.000	2.1	3.1	.671
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		%
Malik Rose	17	11.5	2.7	1.0	1.3	2.3	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.6	3.1	0.8	2.2	.368	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	1.5	.692
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	1999-00	1971-72
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs 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		%
Malik Rose	74	18.1	6.7	1.8	2.7	4.5	0.6	0.5	0.7	1.3	3.1	2.4	5.2	.457	0.0	0.0	.333	1.9	2.7	.722
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		%
Malik Rose	4	20.8	5.3	1.3	3.5	4.8	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.8	3.0	2.0	4.5	.444	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	2.3	.556
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	2000-01	1972-73
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf 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		%
Malik Rose	57	21.4	7.7	1.7	3.7	5.4	0.8	1.0	0.7	1.3	2.6	2.8	6.5	.435	0.1	0.3	.176	2.0	2.8	.713
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		%
Malik Rose	13	16.6	4.9	1.2	2.5	3.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.8	2.9	1.8	4.2	.418	0.1	0.2	.333	1.3	1.5	.850
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	2001-02	1973-74
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Capital Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Malik Rose	82	21.0	9.4	2.1	3.9	6.0	0.7	0.9	0.5	1.7	2.5	3.6	7.7	.463	0.0	0.1	.083	2.3	3.1	.720
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		%
Malik Rose	10	29.2	12.9	2.7	5.2	7.9	1.4	1.0	0.5	1.2	3.1	4.6	9.6	.479	0.0	0.1	.000	3.7	5.0	.740
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	2002-03	1974-75
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Rebounds Leader
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Malik Rose	79	24.5	10.4	1.9	4.5	6.4	1.6	0.7	0.5	2.2	2.6	3.7	8.0	.459	0.0	0.1	.400	3.1	3.9	.791
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		%
Malik Rose	24	23.3	9.3	2.0	3.7	5.8	1.0	0.7	0.5	1.8	3.0	3.1	7.5	.419	0.0	0.1	.000	3.0	3.9	.766
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	2003-04	1975-76
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Spurs Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Malik Rose	67	18.7	7.9	1.6	3.1	4.8	1.0	0.5	0.4	1.7	2.4	2.6	6.0	.428	0.0	0.0	.000	2.7	3.4	.813
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		%
Malik Rose	7	8.1	1.4	1.7	0.7	2.4	0.9	0.6	0.3	1.1	0.9	0.6	2.3	.250	0.0	0.3	.000	0.3	0.6	.500
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	2004-05	1976-77
Team	San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Malik Rose	76	19.4	7.0	1.7	2.8	4.5	0.8	0.6	0.2	1.3	2.7	2.6	5.8	.449	0.0	0.1	.100	1.8	2.4	.737
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		%
Malik Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	2005-06	1977-78
Team	New York Knicks	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Malik Rose	72	15.5	4.4	1.2	2.4	3.6	0.9	0.6	0.2	1.1	2.0	1.5	3.9	.374	0.0	0.0	1.000	1.5	1.9	.781
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		%
Malik Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	2006-07	1978-79
Team	New York Knicks	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Malik Rose	65	12.5	3.0	0.7	2.0	2.7	1.0	0.4	0.1	1.0	1.8	1.1	2.9	.398	0.0	0.1	.250	0.6	0.8	.808
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		%
Malik Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	2007-08	1979-80
Team	New York Knicks	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		%
Malik Rose	49	10.1	3.5	0.6	1.5	2.1	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.8	1.6	1.3	3.7	.367	0.0	0.1	.286	0.8	1.0	.725
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		%
Malik Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Malik Rose	Wes Unseld
Season	2008-09	1980-81
Team	New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Malik Rose	38	12.4	3.4	0.4	2.1	2.5	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.9	1.2	3.4	.344	0.0	0.2	.000	1.1	1.3	.784
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		%
Malik Rose	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Malik Rose vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

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