Alex Caruso vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Alex Caruso 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 0 Billy Cunningham 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Billy Cunningham 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Billy Cunningham 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) 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.