Patty Mills vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld and Patty Mills, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Patty Mills played 16 years in the NBA, 3 more than Wes Unseld, who played 13. Patty Mills had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Patty Mills 16 14 2009-10 to 2024-25
Wes Unseld 13 12 1968-69 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2009-101968-69
Team Portland Trail BlazersBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Div Semis
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 10 3.8 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 .417 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.7 .571
difference:+72+32.4+11.2+18.0+2.1-2.8+4.2+8.5+.059+3.0+4.9+.034
Wes Unseld 82 36.2 13.8 - - 18.2 2.6 - - - 3.4 5.2 10.9 .476 - - - 3.4 5.6 .605
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 3 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+1+37.3+16.8+18.5+0.3-3.2+6.8+13.0+.026+3.5+4.5+.211
Wes Unseld 4 41.3 18.8 - - 18.5 1.3 - - - 3.5 7.5 14.3 .526 - - - 3.8 4.8 .789

Season 2

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2010-111969-70
Team Portland Trail BlazersBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Div Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 64 12.2 5.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.7 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 5.1 .412 0.7 2.1 .353 0.6 0.7 .766
difference:+18+27.2+10.7+15.9+1.8-2.0+4.3+7.3+.106+2.7+4.5+.128
Wes Unseld 82 39.4 16.2 - - 16.7 3.5 - - - 3.0 6.4 12.4 .518 - - - 3.3 5.2 .638
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+5+38.8+10.4+23.1+3.4-3.6+4.1+9.0+.414+2.1+2.7
Wes Unseld 7 41.3 10.4 - - 23.6 3.4 - - - 3.6 4.1 10.0 .414 - - - 2.1 2.7 .789

Season 3

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2011-121970-71
Team San Antonio SpursBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsBullets Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 16 16.3 10.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.6 0.9 3.9 8.1 .485 1.5 3.5 .429 0.9 0.9 1.000
difference:+58+22.9+3.8+15.1+1.6-2.3+1.8+3.3+.016+1.8+3.2+.343
Wes Unseld 74 39.2 14.1 - - 16.9 4.0 - - - 3.2 5.7 11.4 .501 - - - 2.7 4.1 .657
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 8 3.9 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.4 .545 0.4 0.6 .600 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+10+38.3+11.3+18.4+3.2-3.0+4.5+10.2+.083+2.6+4.5
Wes Unseld 18 42.2 13.2 - - 18.8 3.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 11.6 .462 - - - 2.6 4.5 .568

Season 4

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2012-131971-72
Team San Antonio SpursBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 58 11.3 5.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.9 4.2 .469 0.9 2.2 .400 0.3 0.3 .842
difference:+18+30.4+7.9+16.7+2.6-2.0+3.5+6.6+.029+2.0+3.3+.213
Wes Unseld 76 41.7 13.0 - - 17.6 3.7 - - - 2.9 5.4 10.8 .498 - - - 2.3 3.6 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 9 3.4 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.1 .500 0.2 0.8 .286 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+3+40.9+11.0+12.2+4.0-3.5+4.7+9.7+.008+1.7+3.2
Wes Unseld 6 44.3 12.3 - - 12.5 4.2 - - - 3.7 5.3 10.8 .492 - - - 1.7 3.2 .526

Season 5

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2013-141972-73
Team San Antonio SpursBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 81 18.9 10.2 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.4 3.8 8.2 .464 1.7 3.9 .425 0.9 1.0 .890
difference:+2+20.2+2.3+13.8+2.6-0.7+1.5+2.6+.029+1.0+1.7+.187
Wes Unseld 79 39.1 12.5 - - 15.9 4.4 - - - 2.1 5.3 10.8 .493 - - - 1.9 2.7 .703
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 23 15.3 7.3 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.6 1.3 2.7 6.1 .447 1.4 3.4 .405 0.4 0.6 .769
difference:+18+24.9+2.5+13.7+2.0-1.1+1.3+3.5+.030+1.4+3.2+.295
Wes Unseld 5 40.2 9.8 - - 15.2 3.4 - - - 2.4 4.0 9.6 .417 - - - 1.8 3.8 .474

Season 6

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2014-151973-74
Team San Antonio SpursCapital Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 51 15.7 6.9 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.1 2.5 6.6 .381 1.2 3.6 .341 0.6 0.8 .825
difference:+5+15.1+1.0+2.3+5.4+7.7+1.1+0.5+0.3-1.1+0.1+0.7+.057+0.2+.170
Wes Unseld 56 30.8 5.9 2.7 6.5 9.2 2.8 1.0 0.3 - 2.2 2.6 5.9 .438 - - - 0.6 1.0 .655
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 7 16.0 10.1 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.1 3.0 6.0 .500 2.3 4.0 .571 1.9 1.9 1.000
difference:+26.4+2.5+6.9+9.4+2.8+0.3+0.1+1.4+3.0+.008+0.6+0.2+.400
Wes Unseld 7 42.4 10.1 3.1 9.0 12.1 3.9 0.6 0.1 - 2.1 4.4 9.0 .492 - - - 1.3 2.1 .600

Season 7

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2015-161974-75
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisBullets Lost NBA Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 81 20.5 8.5 0.3 1.6 2.0 2.8 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.3 3.2 7.6 .425 1.5 4.0 .384 0.6 0.7 .810
difference:+8+19.3+0.7+4.1+8.8+12.8+1.3+0.9+0.8-1.2+0.5+0.1+.077+1.1+1.8+.125
Wes Unseld 73 39.8 9.2 4.4 10.4 14.8 4.1 1.6 0.9 - 2.5 3.7 7.5 .502 - - - 1.7 2.5 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 10 16.7 6.6 0.0 1.4 1.4 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.8 0.3 2.3 5.3 .434 1.3 3.6 .361 0.7 1.1 .636
difference:+7+26.5+4.1+3.8+11.0+14.8+1.8+0.2+1.2-2.0+1.9+2.3+.112+1.7+2.5+.020
Wes Unseld 17 43.2 10.7 3.8 12.4 16.2 3.8 0.9 1.2 - 2.3 4.2 7.6 .546 - - - 2.4 3.6 .656

Season 8

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2016-171975-76
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsBullets Lost East Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 80 21.9 9.5 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.5 0.8 0.0 1.3 1.4 3.4 7.8 .440 1.8 4.4 .414 0.8 1.0 .825
difference:+2+15.6+0.1+3.2+8.3+11.5+1.7+0.3+0.8-1.2+0.7+0.5+.121+0.7+1.5+.240
Wes Unseld 78 37.5 9.6 3.5 9.8 13.3 5.2 1.1 0.8 - 2.6 4.1 7.3 .561 - - - 1.5 2.5 .585
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 16 26.0 10.3 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.6 8.8 .407 2.0 5.6 .360 1.2 1.4 .864
difference:+9+18.3+3.3+3.4+6.6+10.0+1.3+0.1+0.5-0.6+1.0+3.2+.055+0.7+2.0+.322
Wes Unseld 7 44.3 7.0 3.7 8.4 12.1 4.0 0.9 0.6 - 2.7 2.6 5.6 .462 - - - 1.9 3.4 .542

Season 9

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2017-181976-77
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 82 25.7 10.0 0.3 1.6 1.9 2.8 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.6 3.4 8.3 .411 1.9 5.0 .372 1.3 1.4 .890
difference:+9.2+2.2+2.7+6.1+8.8+1.6+0.4+0.4-1.5+0.1+1.6+.079+0.1+0.6+.288
Wes Unseld 82 34.9 7.8 3.0 7.7 10.7 4.4 1.1 0.5 - 3.1 3.3 6.7 .490 - - - 1.2 2.0 .602
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 5 33.0 13.4 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.6 0.6 0.2 1.8 3.0 5.0 11.4 .439 2.6 7.0 .371 0.8 1.0 .800
difference:+4+7.9+6.0+2.3+7.4+9.7+2.3+0.3+0.5-0.6+1.7+5.4+.117+0.3+.217
Wes Unseld 9 40.9 7.4 2.7 9.0 11.7 4.9 0.9 0.7 - 3.6 3.3 6.0 .556 - - - 0.8 1.3 .583

Season 10

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2018-191977-78
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 82 23.3 9.9 0.3 1.9 2.2 3.0 0.6 0.1 1.1 1.6 3.4 8.1 .425 1.9 4.9 .394 1.1 1.3 .854
difference:+2+9.8+2.3+3.3+6.5+9.7+1.1+0.6+0.5-1.1-1.3+0.2+2.0+.098+0.1+0.9+.316
Wes Unseld 80 33.1 7.6 3.6 8.4 11.9 4.1 1.2 0.6 2.2 2.9 3.2 6.1 .523 - - - 1.2 2.2 .538
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 7 21.7 5.3 0.1 2.0 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.1 0.4 1.3 2.0 6.1 .326 0.4 3.1 .136 0.9 1.4 .600
difference:+11+15.9+4.1+3.9+6.0+9.9+0.8+0.1+0.3-1.6-2.1+1.9+1.3+.204+0.6+1.2+.013
Wes Unseld 18 37.6 9.4 4.0 8.0 12.0 4.4 0.9 0.4 2.0 3.4 3.9 7.4 .530 - - - 1.5 2.6 .587

Season 11

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2019-201978-79
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost NBA Finals
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 66 22.5 11.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.9 9.1 .431 2.3 6.1 .382 1.5 1.7 .866
difference:+11+8.7+0.7+3.3+5.9+9.2+2.3+0.1+0.4-1.2-1.0+0.6+1.3+.146+0.5+1.4+.223
Wes Unseld 77 31.2 10.9 3.6 7.2 10.8 4.1 0.9 0.5 2.0 2.6 4.5 7.8 .577 - - - 2.0 3.1 .643
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills DNP------ --- ----------
Wes Unseld 19 38.7 10.3 4.7 8.6 13.3 3.4 0.9 0.7 1.6 3.5 4.1 8.3 .494 - - - 2.1 3.4 .609

Season 12

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2020-211979-80
Team San Antonio SpursWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 68 24.8 10.8 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.4 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.2 3.7 9.0 .412 2.4 6.3 .375 1.0 1.1 .910
difference:+14+11.5+1.1+3.8+7.9+11.6+2.1+0.2+0.7-0.9-1.8+0.3+1.2+.101+2.4+6.3+0.7+1.4+.245
Wes Unseld 82 36.3 9.7 4.1 9.3 13.3 4.5 0.8 0.7 1.9 3.0 4.0 7.8 .513 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.5 .665
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills DNP------ --- ----------
Wes Unseld 2 43.5 9.0 3.5 10.5 14.0 3.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 7.0 .500 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 3.0 .667

Season 13

Patty Mills Wes Unseld
Season 2021-221980-81
Team Brooklyn NetsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 81 29.0 11.4 0.2 1.7 1.9 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.4 4.0 9.8 .408 2.8 7.0 .400 0.6 0.7 .814
difference:+18+3.3+3.4+3.1+5.7+8.8+0.4+0.2+0.4-0.6-1.3+0.4+3.0+.116+2.8+6.9+.100+0.3+0.7+.174
Wes Unseld 63 32.3 8.0 3.3 7.4 10.7 2.7 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.7 3.6 6.8 .524 0.0 0.1 .500 0.9 1.4 .640
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Patty Mills 4 18.0 6.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.3 2.3 4.0 .563 1.8 3.3 .538 0.0 0.0 -
Wes Unseld DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Patty Mills played 3 seasons more than Wes Unseld in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 16, from 2023 to 2025—Patty Mills played in 3 Playoffs.