Billy Cunningham vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Darnell Valentine 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.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)

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.