Billy Cunningham vs. Craig Sword Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Craig Sword and Billy Cunningham 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

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Craig Sword

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Craig Sword: 2021-22 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Craig Sword 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Craig Sword 1

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Craig Sword 0

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Craig Sword 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Craig Sword 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Craig Sword 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Craig Sword 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Craig Sword 0.0

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Craig Sword 0.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Craig Sword 1.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Craig Sword 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Craig Sword 6

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Craig Sword 0

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Craig Sword 1

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Craig Sword 4

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Craig Sword 0

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Craig Sword 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Craig Sword .750

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Craig Sword .000

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Craig Sword -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Craig Sword 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Craig Sword 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Craig Sword 0.3 (2022)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Craig Sword 1.3 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Craig Sword 0.0 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Craig Sword -

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Craig Sword -

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Craig Sword -

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Craig Sword -

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Craig Sword -

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Craig Sword -

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Craig Sword -

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Craig Sword -

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Craig Sword -

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Craig Sword -

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Craig Sword 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Craig Sword -

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Craig Sword -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Craig Sword -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Craig Sword -

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Craig Sword -

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Craig Sword -

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Craig Sword -

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Craig Sword -

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.