Vernon Maxwell vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wes Unseld and Vernon Maxwell, 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.

Vernon Maxwell and Wes Unseld both played 13 years in the NBA. Vernon Maxwell had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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 achivements, 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
Vernon Maxwell	13	7	1988-89 to 2000-01
Wes Unseld	13	12	1968-69 to 1980-81

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1988-89	1968-69
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	79	26.1	11.7	0.6	1.9	2.6	3.8	1.1	0.1	2.3	1.7	4.5	10.5	.432	0.4	1.6	.248	2.3	3.1	.745
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1989-90	1969-70
Team	San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost East Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	79	25.2	9.0	0.6	2.3	2.9	3.7	1.1	0.1	1.8	1.9	3.5	7.9	.439	0.4	1.3	.267	1.7	2.7	.645
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	4	39.8	19.8	1.3	1.8	3.0	4.3	1.3	0.0	1.5	3.0	7.5	20.3	.370	2.0	6.5	.308	2.8	5.3	.524
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1990-91	1970-71
Team	Houston Rockets	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	82	35.0	17.0	0.5	2.4	2.9	3.7	1.5	0.2	2.1	2.2	6.1	15.2	.404	2.1	6.2	.337	2.6	3.6	.733
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	3	37.7	18.7	0.3	2.3	2.7	3.0	0.7	0.3	2.3	2.7	7.7	18.7	.411	3.0	9.0	.333	0.3	0.7	.500
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1991-92	1971-72
Team	Houston Rockets	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	80	33.8	17.2	0.5	2.6	3.0	4.1	1.3	0.4	2.2	2.5	6.3	15.2	.413	2.0	5.9	.342	2.6	3.3	.772
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1992-93	1972-73
Team	Houston Rockets	Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	71	31.7	13.8	0.4	2.7	3.1	4.2	1.2	0.1	2.0	1.7	4.9	12.1	.407	1.7	5.1	.332	2.3	3.2	.719
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	9	34.2	14.0	0.3	2.1	2.4	3.6	1.2	0.2	1.9	1.9	5.2	13.0	.402	1.2	5.1	.239	2.3	2.7	.875
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1993-94	1973-74
Team	Houston Rockets	Capital Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	75	34.3	13.6	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.1	1.7	0.3	2.5	1.9	5.1	13.0	.389	1.6	5.4	.298	1.9	2.5	.749
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	23	38.3	13.8	0.5	3.0	3.5	4.2	0.9	0.1	2.1	2.4	5.1	13.7	.376	2.0	6.0	.326	1.6	2.3	.685
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1994-95	1974-75
Team	Houston Rockets	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Rebounds Leader
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	64	31.8	13.3	0.3	2.3	2.6	4.3	1.2	0.2	2.1	2.5	4.8	12.1	.394	2.2	6.9	.324	1.5	2.3	.688
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	1	16.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	7.0	.143	0.0	2.0	.000	1.0	1.0	1.000
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1995-96	1975-76
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	75	32.9	16.2	0.5	2.5	3.1	4.4	1.3	0.2	2.9	2.4	5.5	14.0	.390	1.9	6.1	.317	3.3	4.4	.756
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1996-97	1976-77
Team	San Antonio Spurs	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	72	28.7	12.9	0.4	1.8	2.2	2.1	1.2	0.3	1.7	2.3	4.7	12.6	.375	1.6	5.2	.309	1.9	2.5	.744
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1997-98	1977-78
Team	Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	42	15.1	6.9	0.3	1.0	1.4	1.2	0.4	0.1	1.0	1.7	2.5	6.1	.399	0.9	2.7	.330	1.1	1.4	.800
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1998-99	1978-79
Team	Sacramento Kings	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bullets Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	46	21.9	10.7	0.3	1.6	1.8	1.7	0.7	0.1	1.5	2.4	3.6	9.2	.390	1.7	5.0	.346	1.8	2.5	.737
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	5	25.8	11.2	0.8	1.4	2.2	1.0	1.2	0.0	1.2	2.4	3.8	12.0	.317	2.2	7.0	.314	1.4	2.0	.700
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	1999-00	1979-80
Team	Seattle Supersonics	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	47	21.0	10.9	0.3	1.4	1.7	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.1	1.8	3.6	10.4	.345	1.4	4.7	.300	2.3	3.1	.730
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	.500	1.7	2.5	.665

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Vernon Maxwell	Wes Unseld
Season	2000-01	1980-81
Team	Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks	Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	43	15.3	4.7	0.1	1.4	1.5	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.8	1.5	1.7	5.2	.327	0.8	2.6	.306	0.5	0.7	.656
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Vernon Maxwell	4	10.8	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.5	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	2.5	.200	0.0	1.3	.000	0.0	0.0	-
Wes Unseld	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Vernon Maxwell vs. Wes Unseld Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13