Billy Cunningham vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Donald Royal 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Donald Royal 99

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Donald Royal .473

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Donald Royal .000

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Donald Royal 52

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Donald Royal 3

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

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.