Nicolas Claxton vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Nicolas Claxton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Nicolas Claxton

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolas Claxton: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolas Claxton 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Nicolas Claxton 5 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Nicolas Claxton 3 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Nicolas Claxton 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Nicolas Claxton 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Claxton 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 10.3 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 7.8 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.6 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.7 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.8 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Claxton 2,490 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Nicolas Claxton 1,882 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Nicolas Claxton 378 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Nicolas Claxton 159 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Claxton 434 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Nicolas Claxton 241 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Claxton .661 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Claxton .158 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Claxton .544 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 12.6 (2023) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 9.9 (2024) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.1 (2024) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.9 (2023) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.5 (2023) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 5.7 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 4.5 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.0 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 0.5 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.4 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Claxton 114 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Nicolas Claxton 90 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Nicolas Claxton 19 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Nicolas Claxton 10 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Claxton 28 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Nicolas Claxton 20 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Claxton .654 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Claxton - Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Claxton .343 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Claxton 10.5 (2023) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Claxton 8.0 (2023) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.5 (2023) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Claxton 1.3 (2022) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Claxton 2.3 (2022) Billy Cunningham - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.