Pat Riley vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and Pat Riley 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

Pat Riley

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Pat Riley 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Pat Riley 0 * Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Pat Riley 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Pat Riley 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year Pat Riley 0 Wes Unseld 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 7.4 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.