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Retired#41Center1968–1980#379 all-time in points

Wes Unseld

Wes Unseld scored 10,624 points in 984 games, 379th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1969-70 at 16.2 points a game. He earned 8 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 7″ / 245 lb
Age80
PositionCenter
BornMar 14, 1946
HometownLouisville, Kentucky
Experience1968–1980
CollegeUniversity of Louisville
Draft1968 · round 1, pick 2
High schoolSeneca High School MCA Kentucky, Kentucky
TeamsBaltimore Bullets 1968–1972Capital Bullets 1973–1973Washington Wizards 1974–1980
Career points
10,624
984 games · 10.8 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#379
Also 148th in assists, 13th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1968–1980. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1980-81.

1980-81 season

WAS · 63 games
Points5078.0 per game
Rebounds10.7673 total
Assists2.7170 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

8 badges earned
1Unicorn
3Rare Air
4Legend
  • UnicornSeasonMVP award1968-69
  • Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1968-69
  • Rare AirCareer10,000 rebounds13,769 rebounds
  • Rare AirCareerFinals MVP1977-78
  • ×5LegendSeasonAll-Star1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1974-75
  • LegendCareer10,000 points10,624 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1977-78
  • LegendCareerRookie of the Year1968-69

Wes Unseld career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1969-70 · 16.2 points per game

Wes Unseld milestones

Career · regular season
10,624 career points
Retired 379th on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points10,624Past 10,000 · 379th all-time
Rebounds13,769Past 12,500 · 13th all-time
Assists3,822Past 2,500 · 148th all-time

Wes Unseld career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Wes Unseld stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1980-81WAS635078.010.72.7.524.500.6402———
1979-80WAS827949.713.34.5.513.500.6651———
1978-79WAS7784310.910.84.1.577—.643————
1977-78WAS806077.611.94.1.523—.538————
1976-77WAS826407.810.74.4.490—.602————
1975-76WAS787509.613.35.2.561—.585————
1974-75WAS736729.214.84.1.502—.685————
1973-74CAP563285.99.22.8.438—.655————
1972-73BLT7999112.515.94.4.493—.703————
1971-72BLT7698913.017.63.7.498—.629————
1970-71BLT741,04714.116.94.0.501—.657————
1969-70BLT821,32516.216.73.5.518—.638————
1968-69BLT821,13113.818.22.6.476—.605————
Career13 seasons98410,62410.814.03.9.509.500.6333——0

Wes Unseld splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
82%
Threes
0%
Free throws
18%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Wes Unseld facts
How many career points did Wes Unseld score?

Wes Unseld scored 10,624 career regular-season points in 984 games, 10.8 per game, which ranks 379th all-time.

What was Wes Unseld’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1969-70 with BLT: 16.2 points, 16.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

Where is Wes Unseld from?

Wes Unseld is from Louisville, Kentucky. He played high school ball at Seneca High School MCA in Kentucky, Kentucky. He played college ball at University of Louisville.

What teams did Wes Unseld play for?

Baltimore Bullets (1968–1972); Capital Bullets (1973–1973); Washington Wizards (1974–1980).