Ben McDonald vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and Ben McDonald 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

Ben McDonald

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Ben McDonald 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Ben McDonald 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Ben McDonald 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Ben McDonald 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year Ben McDonald 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989) 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.