Wes Unseld vs. Kiki Vandeweghe Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kiki Vandeweghe and Wes Unseld, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Wes Unseld and Kiki Vandeweghe both played 13 years in the NBA. Wes Unseld had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Kiki Vandeweghe had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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
Wes Unseld 13 12 1968-69 to 1980-81
Kiki Vandeweghe 13 12 1980-81 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1968-691980-81
Team Baltimore BulletsDenver Nuggets
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 Bullets Lost East Div SemisDid 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 %
Wes Unseld 82 36.2 13.8 - - 18.2 2.6 - - - 3.4 5.2 10.9 .476 - - - 3.4 5.6 .605
Kiki Vandeweghe 51 27.0 11.5 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.7 2.3 4.5 10.5 .426 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.1 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wes Unseld 4 41.3 18.8 - - 18.5 1.3 - - - 3.5 7.5 14.3 .526 - - - 3.8 4.8 .789
Kiki Vandeweghe ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1969-701981-82
Team Baltimore BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Div SemisNuggets Lost West 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 %
Wes Unseld 82 39.4 16.2 - - 16.7 3.5 - - - 3.0 6.4 12.4 .518 - - - 3.3 5.2 .638
Kiki Vandeweghe 82 33.8 21.5 1.8 3.8 5.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 8.6 15.4 .560 0.0 0.2 .077 4.2 4.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wes Unseld 7 41.3 10.4 - - 23.6 3.4 - - - 3.6 4.1 10.0 .414 - - - 2.1 2.7 .789
Kiki Vandeweghe 3 36.3 22.7 1.3 4.7 6.0 3.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 2.3 8.3 14.3 .581 0.0 0.0 - 6.0 6.0 1.000

Season 3

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1970-711982-83
Team Baltimore BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsNuggets Lost West 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 %
Wes Unseld 74 39.2 14.1 - - 16.9 4.0 - - - 3.2 5.7 11.4 .501 - - - 2.7 4.1 .657
Kiki Vandeweghe 82 35.5 26.7 1.5 3.8 5.3 2.5 0.8 0.5 2.2 2.4 10.3 18.7 .547 0.2 0.6 .294 6.0 6.8 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wes Unseld 18 42.2 13.2 - - 18.8 3.8 - - - 3.3 5.3 11.6 .462 - - - 2.6 4.5 .568
Kiki Vandeweghe 8 39.6 26.8 0.8 5.8 6.5 4.0 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.0 10.9 20.0 .544 0.0 0.5 .000 5.0 6.3 .800

Season 4

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1971-721983-84
Team Baltimore BulletsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisNuggets Lost West 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 %
Wes Unseld 76 41.7 13.0 - - 17.6 3.7 - - - 2.9 5.4 10.8 .498 - - - 2.3 3.6 .629
Kiki Vandeweghe 78 35.1 29.4 1.1 3.7 4.8 3.1 0.7 0.6 2.0 2.4 11.5 20.6 .558 0.1 0.4 .367 6.3 7.4 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wes Unseld 6 44.3 12.3 - - 12.5 4.2 - - - 3.7 5.3 10.8 .492 - - - 1.7 3.2 .526
Kiki Vandeweghe 5 36.0 25.4 1.2 3.4 4.6 4.0 1.8 1.0 2.0 2.8 9.8 19.2 .510 0.4 1.0 .400 5.4 5.6 .964

Season 5

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1972-731984-85
Team Baltimore BulletsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
Wes Unseld 79 39.1 12.5 - - 15.9 4.4 - - - 2.1 5.3 10.8 .493 - - - 1.9 2.7 .703
Kiki Vandeweghe 72 34.8 22.4 1.0 2.1 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.6 8.6 16.1 .534 0.2 0.5 .333 5.1 5.7 .896
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wes Unseld 5 40.2 9.8 - - 15.2 3.4 - - - 2.4 4.0 9.6 .417 - - - 1.8 3.8 .474
Kiki Vandeweghe 9 34.6 22.4 1.6 1.4 3.0 1.9 0.9 0.3 1.3 2.6 9.4 17.6 .538 0.1 0.8 .143 3.4 3.7 .939

Season 6

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1973-741985-86
Team Capital BulletsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 79 35.3 24.8 1.2 1.6 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.0 9.1 16.9 .540 0.0 0.1 .125 6.6 7.6 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 37.3 28.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.5 2.3 3.0 10.0 17.3 .580 0.0 0.5 .000 8.0 8.0 1.000

Season 7

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1974-751986-87
Team Washington BulletsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 79 38.3 26.9 1.1 2.1 3.2 2.8 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.7 10.2 19.6 .523 0.5 1.0 .481 5.9 6.7 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 43.5 24.8 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.8 0.3 0.3 2.8 2.5 9.5 17.8 .535 0.3 1.0 .250 5.5 6.5 .846

Season 8

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1975-761987-88
Team Washington BulletsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West 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 %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 37 28.1 20.2 1.0 2.0 2.9 1.9 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.8 7.6 15.1 .508 0.6 1.6 .379 4.3 4.9 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 4 18.0 7.8 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 2.0 2.8 10.0 .275 0.0 1.3 .000 2.3 2.3 1.000

Season 9

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1976-771988-89
Team Washington BulletsPortland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisKnicks 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 %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 45 20.8 11.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.9 1.7 4.4 9.5 .469 0.4 1.1 .396 1.8 2.0 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 9 17.7 8.1 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.1 2.8 5.4 .510 0.3 0.9 .375 2.2 2.3 .952

Season 10

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1977-781989-90
Team Washington BulletsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks 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 %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 22 25.6 11.7 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.3 4.6 10.5 .442 0.5 0.9 .526 2.0 2.2 .917
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 10 23.6 7.6 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.4 3.1 7.4 .419 0.6 1.3 .462 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 11

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1978-791990-91
Team Washington BulletsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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 %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 75 32.3 16.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.6 6.1 12.4 .494 0.7 1.9 .362 3.5 3.8 .899
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 3 33.0 17.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 4.0 2.7 4.3 10.7 .406 1.0 1.7 .600 7.3 8.3 .880

Season 12

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1979-801991-92
Team Washington BulletsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 67 14.3 7.0 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3 2.8 5.7 .491 0.4 1.0 .394 1.0 1.2 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 8 9.4 4.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.6 3.0 .542 0.5 0.6 .800 0.8 0.9 .857

Season 13

Wes Unseld Kiki Vandeweghe
Season 1980-811992-93
Team Washington BulletsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West 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 %
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
Kiki Vandeweghe 41 12.0 6.2 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 2.2 5.0 .453 0.3 0.9 .324 1.4 1.6 .879
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------
Kiki Vandeweghe 1 9.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 6.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -