Billy Cunningham vs. John Long Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Long 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.

John Long

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
John Long: 1978-79 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 John Long 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 John Long 14

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 John Long 5

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 John Long 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 John Long 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 John Long 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 John Long 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 John Long 2.8

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 John Long 1.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * John Long 1.0

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * John Long 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 John Long 12,131

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 John Long 2,492

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 John Long 1,738

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * John Long 912

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * John Long 180

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 John Long 893

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 John Long .467

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** John Long .322 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 John Long .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) John Long 21.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) John Long 4.9 (1980)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) John Long 3.2 (1987)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * John Long 1.9 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * John Long 0.4 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 John Long 9.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 John Long 1.5

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 John Long 1.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * John Long 1.2

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * John Long 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 John Long 223

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 John Long 35

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 John Long 24

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * John Long 28

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * John Long 2

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 John Long 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 John Long .399

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** John Long .182 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 John Long .959

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) John Long 12.4 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) John Long 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) John Long 2.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * John Long 1.6 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * John Long 0.2 (1985)

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. 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.