Billy Cunningham vs. Fred Schaus Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Schaus 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.

Fred Schaus

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Fred Schaus: 1949-50 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Fred Schaus 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Fred Schaus 5

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Fred Schaus 5

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Fred Schaus 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Fred Schaus 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Fred Schaus 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Fred Schaus 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Fred Schaus 6.0 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Fred Schaus 2.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Fred Schaus 4,070

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Fred Schaus 1,609 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Fred Schaus 961

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Fred Schaus 334

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Fred Schaus .352

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Fred Schaus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Fred Schaus .823

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Fred Schaus 15.1 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Fred Schaus 7.3 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Fred Schaus 4.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Fred Schaus - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Fred Schaus 11.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Fred Schaus 5.0 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Fred Schaus 2.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Fred Schaus 247

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Fred Schaus 85 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Fred Schaus 55

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Fred Schaus 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Fred Schaus .339

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Fred Schaus - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Fred Schaus .820

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Fred Schaus 18.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Fred Schaus 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Fred Schaus 7.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Fred Schaus - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.