1948 Baltimore Bullets (1st) vs. 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1947-48 Bullets (1st) and the 2015-16 Cavaliers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1948
Baltimore

Bullets (1st)

vs.

2016
Cleveland

Cavaliers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1948 Bullets (1st)	2º in Western Division
	2016 Cavaliers	1º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	28 - 20
	2016 Cavaliers	57 - 25

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.583
	2016 Cavaliers	.695

Longest Streaks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 5
	2016 Cavaliers	Winning Streak: 8 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	18 players
	2016 Cavaliers	18 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1948 Bullets (1st)	NBA Champions
	2016 Cavaliers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	8 - 3
	2016 Cavaliers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.727
	2016 Cavaliers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	10 players
	2016 Cavaliers	14 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - All-NBA 2nd Team: Buddy Jeannette
	2016 Cavaliers	2 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: LeBron James

NBA Leaders

	1948 Bullets (1st)	- none
	2016 Cavaliers	- none

Hall of Famers

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - Buddy Jeannette
	2016 Cavaliers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	74.4
	2016 Cavaliers	104.3

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2016 Cavaliers	44.5

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.7
	2016 Cavaliers	22.7

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2016 Cavaliers	6.7

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2016 Cavaliers	3.9

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2016 Cavaliers	10.7

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.301
	2016 Cavaliers	.460

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2016 Cavaliers	.362

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.689
	2016 Cavaliers	.748

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	76.9
	2016 Cavaliers	104.8

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2016 Cavaliers	43.3

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.0
	2016 Cavaliers	21.2

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2016 Cavaliers	7.8

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2016 Cavaliers	4.2

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2016 Cavaliers	12.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.287
	2016 Cavaliers	.469

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2016 Cavaliers	.406

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.731
	2016 Cavaliers	.725

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	12.0 ppg Kleggie Hermsen
2016 Cavaliers	25.3 ppg LeBron James

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2016 Cavaliers	9.9 rpg Kevin Love

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.5 apg Buddy Jeannette
2016 Cavaliers	6.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2016 Cavaliers	1.4 spg LeBron James

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2016 Cavaliers	2.0 bpg Dahntay Jones

NBA Playoffs

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	17.1 ppg Connie Simmons
2016 Cavaliers	26.3 ppg LeBron James

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2016 Cavaliers	9.5 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.1 apg Kleggie Hermsen
2016 Cavaliers	7.6 apg LeBron James

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2016 Cavaliers	2.3 spg LeBron James

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2016 Cavaliers	1.3 bpg LeBron James

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
- Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.