Billy Cunningham vs. DeJuan Wheat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeJuan Wheat 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.

DeJuan Wheat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
DeJuan Wheat: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 DeJuan Wheat 2

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 DeJuan Wheat 1

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 DeJuan Wheat 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 DeJuan Wheat 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 DeJuan Wheat 0.7

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 DeJuan Wheat 1.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * DeJuan Wheat 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 DeJuan Wheat 265

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 DeJuan Wheat 56

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 DeJuan Wheat 127

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * DeJuan Wheat 32

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * DeJuan Wheat 3

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 DeJuan Wheat 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 DeJuan Wheat .383

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat .390

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 DeJuan Wheat .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) DeJuan Wheat 4.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) DeJuan Wheat 2.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * DeJuan Wheat 0.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 DeJuan Wheat 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 DeJuan Wheat 2

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 DeJuan Wheat 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 DeJuan Wheat .500

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 DeJuan Wheat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) DeJuan Wheat 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

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.