Tom Burleson vs. Wes Unseld Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wes Unseld and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Wes Unseld

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Wes Unseld: 1968-69 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Wes Unseld 13

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Wes Unseld 12

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Wes Unseld 5

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tom Burleson 0 Wes Unseld 1

Finals MVP Tom Burleson 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Wes Unseld 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rebounds Leader Tom Burleson 0 Wes Unseld 1

Rookie of The Year Tom Burleson 0 Wes Unseld 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Wes Unseld 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Wes Unseld 14.0

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Wes Unseld 3.9

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Wes Unseld 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Wes Unseld 0.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Wes Unseld 10,624

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Wes Unseld 13,769

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Wes Unseld 3,822

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Wes Unseld 628 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Wes Unseld 367 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Wes Unseld 984

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Wes Unseld .509

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Wes Unseld .500 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Wes Unseld .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Wes Unseld 16.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Wes Unseld 18.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Wes Unseld 5.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Wes Unseld 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Wes Unseld 10.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Wes Unseld 14.9

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Wes Unseld 3.8

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Wes Unseld 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Wes Unseld 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Wes Unseld 1,260

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Wes Unseld 1,777

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Wes Unseld 453

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Wes Unseld 67 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Wes Unseld 55 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Wes Unseld 119

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Wes Unseld .493

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Wes Unseld .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Wes Unseld .608

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Wes Unseld 18.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Wes Unseld 23.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Wes Unseld 4.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Wes Unseld 0.9 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.