Billy Cunningham vs. Gene James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene James 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.

Gene James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Gene James 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Gene James 3

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Gene James 2

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Gene James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Gene James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Gene James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Gene James 3.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Gene James 2.9 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Gene James 1.1

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Gene James 296

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Gene James 141 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Gene James 95

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Gene James 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Gene James .334

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Gene James .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Gene James 4.2 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Gene James 2.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Gene James 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Gene James - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Gene James 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Gene James 0.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Gene James - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Gene James 4

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Gene James 0 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Gene James 2

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Gene James - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Gene James 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Gene James .111

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Gene James - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Gene James .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Gene James 2.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Gene James - *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Gene James 0.7 (1949)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Gene James - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Gene James - 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.