Rick Mahorn vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld and Rick Mahorn, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Rick Mahorn played 18 years in the NBA, 5 more than Wes Unseld, who played 13. Rick Mahorn had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, 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
Rick Mahorn 18 13 1980-81 to 1998-99
Wes Unseld 13 12 1968-69 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1980-811968-69
Team Washington BulletsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 %
Rick Mahorn 52 13.4 4.8 1.3 2.8 4.1 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.7 2.6 2.1 4.2 .507 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .675
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 %
Rick Mahorn ------- --- ----------
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1981-821969-70
Team Washington BulletsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisBullets 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 %
Rick Mahorn 80 33.3 12.2 1.9 6.9 8.8 1.9 0.7 1.7 2.0 4.4 5.2 10.2 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.9 .632
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 %
Rick Mahorn 7 34.6 10.6 2.0 6.7 8.7 1.9 1.4 0.7 2.3 4.3 4.6 10.4 .438 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.0 .714
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1982-831970-71
Team Washington BulletsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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 %
Rick Mahorn 82 36.9 11.0 2.1 7.4 9.5 1.4 1.0 1.8 2.1 4.1 4.6 9.4 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.1 .575
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 %
Rick Mahorn ------- --- ----------
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1983-841971-72
Team Washington BulletsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets 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 %
Rick Mahorn 82 32.9 9.0 2.1 6.9 9.0 1.6 0.8 1.5 1.7 4.4 3.7 7.4 .507 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.3 .651
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 %
Rick Mahorn 4 38.5 9.5 1.8 9.0 10.8 1.5 0.3 1.5 1.5 4.8 3.8 6.3 .600 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 2.5 .800
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1984-851972-73
Team Washington BulletsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets 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 %
Rick Mahorn 77 26.9 6.3 1.9 5.9 7.9 1.6 0.8 1.4 1.7 4.0 2.7 5.4 .499 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.4 .683
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 %
Rick Mahorn 4 10.3 3.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1985-861973-74
Team Detroit PistonsCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets 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 %
Rick Mahorn 80 18.0 4.9 1.5 3.6 5.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 1.4 3.3 2.0 4.3 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.5 .681
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 %
Rick Mahorn 4 15.3 3.0 0.8 2.3 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 3.5 1.3 3.3 .385 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1986-871974-75
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsBullets Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 63 20.3 6.1 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.2 3.5 2.3 5.1 .447 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.9 .821
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 %
Rick Mahorn 15 32.2 9.7 2.8 6.7 9.5 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.1 4.0 3.9 7.3 .541 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.3 .800
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1987-881975-76
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA FinalsBullets 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 %
Rick Mahorn 67 29.3 10.7 2.4 6.1 8.4 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.8 3.9 4.1 7.2 .574 0.0 0.0 .500 2.4 3.2 .756
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 %
Rick Mahorn 23 17.8 3.3 0.8 3.0 3.9 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.7 2.8 1.3 3.9 .344 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .684
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1988-891976-77
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBullets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 72 24.9 7.3 2.0 4.9 6.9 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.9 2.8 5.5 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.2 .748
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 %
Rick Mahorn 17 21.2 5.7 1.8 3.4 5.1 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.6 3.5 2.4 4.1 .580 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .654
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1989-901977-78
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 75 30.3 10.8 2.2 5.3 7.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 1.4 3.3 4.2 8.4 .497 0.0 0.1 .222 2.4 3.4 .715
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 %
Rick Mahorn 10 34.2 9.4 1.8 5.2 7.0 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.3 4.1 3.7 8.6 .430 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.6 .769
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1990-911978-79
Team Philadelphia 76ersWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisBullets Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 80 30.5 8.9 1.9 5.9 7.8 1.5 1.0 0.7 1.6 3.5 3.3 7.0 .467 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.0 .788
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 %
Rick Mahorn 8 26.0 6.4 0.9 4.4 5.3 1.8 0.3 0.5 1.0 3.1 2.5 4.5 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.8 .786
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

Note: Rick Mahorn didn't play in 1991-92.

Season 12

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1992-931979-80
Team New Jersey NetsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 74 14.6 3.9 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.1 1.4 2.9 .472 0.0 0.0 .333 1.2 1.5 .800
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 %
Rick Mahorn 4 15.8 2.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.3 2.3 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1993-941980-81
Team New Jersey NetsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 28 8.1 2.1 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.4 0.8 1.7 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .650
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 %
Rick Mahorn 3 6.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1994-95-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 58 10.9 3.4 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.6 1.4 2.6 .523 0.0 0.1 .333 0.7 0.8 .796
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1995-96-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 50 9.0 2.4 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.4 0.9 2.4 .352 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.9 .723
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1996-97-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 22 9.9 2.5 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.5 0.9 2.5 .370 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .727
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 2 9.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1997-98-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 59 12.0 2.4 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.1 1.0 2.2 .457 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .676
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn ------- --- ----------
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Rick Mahorn Wes Unseld
Season 1998-99-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 16 7.9 0.8 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.4 0.3 1.1 .278 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .375
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Rick Mahorn 5 5.8 1.0 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.4 1.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .500
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------