Billy Cunningham vs. Belus Smawley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Belus Smawley 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.

Belus Smawley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Belus Smawley: 1946-47 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Belus Smawley 6

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Belus Smawley 3

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Belus Smawley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Belus Smawley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Belus Smawley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Belus Smawley 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Belus Smawley 2.8 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Belus Smawley 2.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Belus Smawley 3,316

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Belus Smawley 196 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Belus Smawley 595

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Belus Smawley 261

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Belus Smawley .347

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Belus Smawley .797

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Belus Smawley 15.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Belus Smawley 3.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Belus Smawley 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Belus Smawley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Belus Smawley 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Belus Smawley 0.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Belus Smawley 128

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Belus Smawley 0 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Belus Smawley 3

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Belus Smawley 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Belus Smawley .320

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Belus Smawley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Belus Smawley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Belus Smawley 17.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Belus Smawley - *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Belus Smawley 0.3 (1948)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Belus Smawley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Belus Smawley - 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.