Billy Cunningham vs. Dion Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dion Waiters 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.

Dion Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Dion Waiters 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Dion Waiters 8

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Dion Waiters 2

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Dion Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Dion Waiters 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Dion Waiters 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Dion Waiters 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Dion Waiters 2.6

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Dion Waiters 2.8

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Dion Waiters 0.9

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Dion Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Dion Waiters 5,505

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Dion Waiters 1,108

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Dion Waiters 1,163

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Dion Waiters 391

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Dion Waiters 113

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Dion Waiters 419

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Dion Waiters .412

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Dion Waiters .346

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Dion Waiters .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Dion Waiters 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Dion Waiters 2.1

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Dion Waiters 1.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Dion Waiters 0.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Dion Waiters 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Dion Waiters 161

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Dion Waiters 49

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Dion Waiters 44

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Dion Waiters 11

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Dion Waiters 4

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Dion Waiters 23

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Dion Waiters .410

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Dion Waiters .350

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Dion Waiters .688

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020)

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.