Earl Tatum vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and Earl Tatum 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

Earl Tatum

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Tatum 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Earl Tatum 4 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Earl Tatum 1 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Earl Tatum 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Tatum 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Earl Tatum 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Earl Tatum 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Tatum 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Earl Tatum 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year Earl Tatum 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 9.6 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 2.6 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 1.9 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.2 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.4 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 2,508 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 682 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Earl Tatum 507 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Earl Tatum 319 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 101 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Earl Tatum 262 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .459 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum .333 * Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .746 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 150 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 54 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Earl Tatum 27 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Earl Tatum 15 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 9 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Earl Tatum 11 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .500 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum - * Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .667 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977) 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.