John Lucas III vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and John Lucas III 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

John Lucas III

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas III: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas III 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons John Lucas III 8 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played John Lucas III 2 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games John Lucas III 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP John Lucas III 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP John Lucas III 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team John Lucas III 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas III 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader John Lucas III 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year John Lucas III 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 4.7 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.5 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 1,147 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 237 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists John Lucas III 362 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals John Lucas III 88 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 2 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games John Lucas III 242 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .383 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .344 Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III .768 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 7.5 (2012) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.6 (2012) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 2.9 (2015) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.4 (2017) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas III 6.1 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.0 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.3 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.1 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas III 43 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds John Lucas III 7 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists John Lucas III 9 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals John Lucas III 1 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks John Lucas III 0 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games John Lucas III 7 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas III .439 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage John Lucas III .357 Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas III 1.000 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas III 8.6 (2012) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas III 1.4 (2012) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game John Lucas III 1.8 (2012) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game John Lucas III 0.5 (2007) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas III 0.0 (2012) 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.