Billy Cunningham vs. Alex Groza Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Alex Groza 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.

Alex Groza

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Alex Groza: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Alex Groza 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Alex Groza 2

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Alex Groza 2

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Alex Groza 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Alex Groza 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Alex Groza 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Alex Groza 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Alex Groza 10.7 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Alex Groza 2.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Alex Groza 2,925

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Alex Groza 709 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Alex Groza 318

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Alex Groza 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Alex Groza .474

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Alex Groza .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Alex Groza 23.4 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Alex Groza 10.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Alex Groza 2.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Alex Groza - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Alex Groza 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Alex Groza 14.0 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Alex Groza 1.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Alex Groza - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Alex Groza 234

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Alex Groza 42 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Alex Groza 14

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Alex Groza - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Alex Groza 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Alex Groza .544

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Alex Groza - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Alex Groza .804

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Alex Groza 32.3 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Alex Groza 14.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Alex Groza 2.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Alex Groza - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Alex Groza - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.