Wes Unseld vs. Tom Van Arsdale Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tom Van Arsdale 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

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 played 13 years in the NBA, 1 more than Tom Van Arsdale, who played 12. Wes Unseld had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Tom Van Arsdale had his rookie season in 1965-66. 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
Tom Van Arsdale 12 0 1965-66 to 1976-77

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1968-691965-66
Team Baltimore BulletsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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
Tom Van Arsdale 79 25.8 10.5 - - 3.9 2.6 - - - 3.2 3.9 10.6 .374 - - - 2.6 3.7 .721
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1969-701966-67
Team Baltimore BulletsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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 39.4 16.2 - - 16.7 3.5 - - - 3.0 6.4 12.4 .518 - - - 3.3 5.2 .638
Tom Van Arsdale 79 27.0 12.2 - - 4.3 2.4 - - - 3.1 4.4 11.2 .391 - - - 3.4 4.4 .784
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1970-711967-68
Team Baltimore BulletsDetroit Pistons, Cincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 74 39.2 14.1 - - 16.9 4.0 - - - 3.2 5.7 11.4 .501 - - - 2.7 4.1 .657
Tom Van Arsdale 77 19.7 7.9 - - 2.9 2.0 - - - 2.6 2.7 7.1 .387 - - - 2.4 3.3 .746
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1971-721968-69
Team Baltimore BulletsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 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 76 41.7 13.0 - - 17.6 3.7 - - - 2.9 5.4 10.8 .498 - - - 2.3 3.6 .629
Tom Van Arsdale 77 39.7 19.4 - - 4.6 2.7 - - - 3.9 7.1 16.0 .444 - - - 5.2 6.9 .747
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1972-731969-70
Team Baltimore BulletsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 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 79 39.1 12.5 - - 15.9 4.4 - - - 2.1 5.3 10.8 .493 - - - 1.9 2.7 .703
Tom Van Arsdale 71 35.8 22.8 - - 6.5 2.2 - - - 3.5 8.7 19.4 .451 - - - 5.4 6.9 .774
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1973-741970-71
Team Capital BulletsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 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 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
Tom Van Arsdale 82 38.4 22.9 - - 6.1 2.2 - - - 3.6 9.1 20.0 .456 - - - 4.6 6.4 .721
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1974-751971-72
Team Washington BulletsCincinnati Royals
Honors & Awards Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 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
Tom Van Arsdale 73 35.6 19.2 - - 4.8 2.7 - - - 3.3 7.5 16.5 .456 - - - 4.1 5.4 .755
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1975-761972-73
Team Washington BulletsKansas City-Omaha Kings, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 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 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
Tom Van Arsdale 79 29.3 14.4 - - 4.5 1.9 - - - 2.8 5.6 13.2 .427 - - - 3.2 3.9 .812
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1976-771973-74
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
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
Tom Van Arsdale 78 39.0 19.6 1.1 3.9 5.0 2.6 0.8 0.0 - 3.8 7.9 18.4 .428 - - - 3.8 4.5 .851
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1977-781974-75
Team Washington BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Tom Van Arsdale 82 34.7 18.4 0.9 2.5 3.4 2.7 1.1 0.0 - 3.1 7.2 16.9 .428 - - - 3.9 5.2 .759
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1978-791975-76
Team Washington BulletsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Tom Van Arsdale 75 27.0 10.9 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.9 0.8 0.1 - 2.7 4.6 10.5 .441 - - - 1.7 2.2 .759
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1979-801976-77
Team Washington BulletsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
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
Tom Van Arsdale 77 18.5 5.8 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 - 2.1 2.2 5.1 .433 - - - 1.3 1.9 .703
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Wes Unseld Tom Van Arsdale
Season 1980-81-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 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 %
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
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wes Unseld ------- --- ----------
Tom Van Arsdale ------- --- ----------