Billy Cunningham vs. Shabazz Napier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shabazz Napier 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.

Shabazz Napier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Shabazz Napier 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Shabazz Napier 6

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Shabazz Napier 3

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Shabazz Napier 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Shabazz Napier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Shabazz Napier 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Shabazz Napier 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Shabazz Napier 1.9

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Shabazz Napier 2.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Shabazz Napier 0.8

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Shabazz Napier 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Shabazz Napier 2,433

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Shabazz Napier 657

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Shabazz Napier 849

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Shabazz Napier 286

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Shabazz Napier 48

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Shabazz Napier 345

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Shabazz Napier .397

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Shabazz Napier .345

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Shabazz Napier .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Shabazz Napier 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Shabazz Napier 1.4

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Shabazz Napier 1.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Shabazz Napier 0.7

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Shabazz Napier 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Shabazz Napier 62

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Shabazz Napier 13

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Shabazz Napier 17

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Shabazz Napier 6

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Shabazz Napier 0

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Shabazz Napier 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Shabazz Napier .488

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Shabazz Napier .400

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Shabazz Napier .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Shabazz Napier 0.0 (2019)

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.