Mike Sanders vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and Mike Sanders 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

Mike Sanders

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Sanders: 1982-83 to 1992-93
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Sanders 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Mike Sanders 11 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Mike Sanders 9 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Mike Sanders 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mike Sanders 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Mike Sanders 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Mike Sanders 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Sanders 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Mike Sanders 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year Mike Sanders 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 8.0 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 3.0 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 1.4 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 0.7 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.3 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Sanders 5,162 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Mike Sanders 1,927 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Mike Sanders 880 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Mike Sanders 464 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Mike Sanders 206 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Mike Sanders 648 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Sanders .482 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Mike Sanders .221 Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Sanders .769 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 11.0 (1986) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 4.2 (1985) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 1.8 (1986) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 1.1 (1985) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.6 (1993) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 6.3 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 2.5 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 1.3 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 0.6 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.3 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Sanders 425 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Mike Sanders 168 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Mike Sanders 85 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Mike Sanders 43 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Mike Sanders 22 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Mike Sanders 67 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Sanders .500 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Mike Sanders .333 Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mike Sanders .779 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Sanders 17.3 (1985) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sanders 5.0 (1988) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Mike Sanders 3.3 (1985) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mike Sanders 1.7 (1985) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sanders 0.7 (1992) 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.