Bronny James vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld and Bronny James, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bronny James played 2 years in the NBA, 11 less than Wes Unseld, who played 13. Bronny James had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, while Wes Unseld had his rookie season in 1968-69. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Bronny James |
2 |
1 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Wes Unseld |
13 |
12 |
1968-69 to 1980-81 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bronny James |
27 |
6.7 |
2.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
2.5 |
.313 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.281 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.786 |
| difference: | +55 | +29.5 | +11.5 | | | +17.5 | +1.8 | | | | -2.9 | +4.4 | +8.4 | +.163 | | | | +3.0 | +5.1 | +.181 |
| Wes Unseld |
82 |
36.2 |
13.8 |
- |
- |
18.2 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.2 |
10.9 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.6 |
.605 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bronny James |
2 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| difference: | +2 | +39.3 | +18.8 | | | +18.5 | +1.3 | | | | -3.5 | +7.5 | +13.3 | +.526 | | | | +3.8 | +4.8 | |
| Wes Unseld |
4 |
41.3 |
18.8 |
- |
- |
18.5 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.5 |
14.3 |
.526 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.789 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bronny James |
12 |
9.8 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.250 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.000 |
| difference: | +70 | +29.6 | +14.4 | | | +15.9 | +1.8 | | | | -2.0 | +5.7 | +10.1 | +.232 | | | | +3.1 | +5.0 | +.362 |
| Wes Unseld |
82 |
39.4 |
16.2 |
- |
- |
16.7 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
6.4 |
12.4 |
.518 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
5.2 |
.638 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Bronny James |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wes Unseld |
7 |
41.3 |
10.4 |
- |
- |
23.6 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
4.1 |
10.0 |
.414 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.7 |
.789 |
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Additional Years |
* Wes Unseld played 11 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 13, from 1971 to 1981—Wes Unseld played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 11 extra years over Bronny James, Wes Unseld got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Finals MVP
1 Rebounds Leader
4 All-Star Game
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