Paolo Banchero vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Paolo Banchero 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

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paolo Banchero 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paolo Banchero 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 Billy Cunningham 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 27.0 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.0 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 189 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 60 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 28 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 8 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 4 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 7 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .456 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .400 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .755 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 27.0 (2024) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.6 (2024) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.0 (2024) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.1 (2024) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) 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.