Steve Downing vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and Steve Downing 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

Steve Downing

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Downing 1 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Steve Downing 2 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Steve Downing 1 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.4 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.5 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.4 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 64 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 41 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Steve Downing 11 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Steve Downing 5 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Steve Downing 27 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .318 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing .550 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.7 (1974) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.6 (1974) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.5 (1974) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 (1974) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1975) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 2 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 2 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Steve Downing 1 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .500 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing - Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.