Billy Cunningham vs. Arnie Risen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arnie Risen 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.

Arnie Risen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Arnie Risen 2

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Arnie Risen 10

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Arnie Risen 10

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Arnie Risen 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Arnie Risen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Arnie Risen 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Arnie Risen 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Arnie Risen 9.7 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Arnie Risen 1.7

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Arnie Risen 7,633

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Arnie Risen 5,011 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Arnie Risen 1,058

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Arnie Risen 637

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Arnie Risen .381

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Arnie Risen .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Arnie Risen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Arnie Risen 13.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Arnie Risen 10.2 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Arnie Risen 1.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Arnie Risen 790

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Arnie Risen 561 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Arnie Risen 86

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Arnie Risen 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Arnie Risen .385

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Arnie Risen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Arnie Risen .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Arnie Risen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Arnie Risen - 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.