Brian Cardinal vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Brian Cardinal 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

Brian Cardinal

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brian Cardinal: 2000-01 to 2011-12
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Cardinal 1 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Brian Cardinal 12 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Brian Cardinal 4 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Brian Cardinal 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Brian Cardinal 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brian Cardinal 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.6 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.0 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.6 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.2 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 2,108 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 1,050 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 465 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 295 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 69 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Brian Cardinal 456 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .408 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .372 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .861 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 9.6 (2004) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.2 (2004) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.0 (2005) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.5 (2005) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 (2005) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.2 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 42 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 22 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 5 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 5 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 0 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Brian Cardinal 18 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .452 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .455 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .692 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 6.5 (2005) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 3.0 (2005) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.5 (2005) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.8 (2005) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 (2012) Billy Cunningham - *

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.