Scotty Pippen Jr. vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld and Scotty Pippen Jr., 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.

Scotty Pippen Jr. played 3 years in the NBA, 10 less than Wes Unseld, who played 13. Scotty Pippen Jr. had the first of his seasons in 2022-23, 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
Scotty Pippen Jr. 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25
Wes Unseld 13 12 1968-69 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Scotty Pippen Jr. Wes Unseld
Season 2022-231968-69
Team Los Angeles LakersBaltimore 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 Did Not PlayBullets 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%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 6 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.0 .333 0.2 0.5 .333 0.8 1.5 .556
difference:+76+30.9+11.5+17.5+2.3-2.9+4.5+8.9+.143+2.6+4.1+.049
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%
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
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

Scotty Pippen Jr. Wes Unseld
Season 2023-241969-70
Team Memphis GrizzliesBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets 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%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 21 25.1 12.9 1.0 2.1 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.5 2.7 2.9 4.8 9.7 .493 1.4 3.4 .417 2.0 2.6 .745
difference:+61+14.3+3.3+13.5+1.2-0.1+1.6+2.7+.025+1.3+2.6+.107
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%
Scotty Pippen Jr. DNP------ --- ----------
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

Scotty Pippen Jr. Wes Unseld
Season 2024-251970-71
Team Memphis GrizzliesBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdBullets 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%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 79 21.3 9.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.4 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 3.6 7.5 .480 1.1 2.8 .397 1.5 2.2 .713
difference:+5+17.9+4.2+13.6+0.4-0.6+2.1+3.9+.021+1.2+1.9+.056
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%
Scotty Pippen Jr. 4 32.3 18.3 1.0 4.5 5.5 3.5 1.0 0.3 3.5 4.8 5.5 14.5 .379 2.5 7.0 .357 4.8 4.8 1.000
difference:+14+9.9+5.1+13.3+0.3-1.5+0.2+2.9+.083+2.2+0.3+.432
Wes Unseld 18 42.2 13.2 - - 18.8 3.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 11.6 .462 - - - 2.6 4.5 .568

Additional Years

* Wes Unseld played 10 seasons more than Scotty Pippen Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 13, from 1972 to 1981—Wes Unseld played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 10 extra years over Scotty Pippen Jr., Wes Unseld got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 1 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 3 All-Star Game