Rick Carlisle vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Rick Carlisle 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Rick Carlisle 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year Rick Carlisle 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.