Billy Cunningham vs. Francisco Elson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Francisco Elson 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.

Francisco Elson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Francisco Elson: 2003-04 to 2011-12

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Francisco Elson 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Francisco Elson 9

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Francisco Elson 4

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Francisco Elson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Francisco Elson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Francisco Elson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Francisco Elson 3.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Francisco Elson 3.5

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Francisco Elson 0.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Francisco Elson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Francisco Elson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Francisco Elson 1,726

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Francisco Elson 1,638

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Francisco Elson 260

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Francisco Elson 228

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Francisco Elson 255

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Francisco Elson 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Francisco Elson .478

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Francisco Elson .188

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Francisco Elson .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Francisco Elson 5.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Francisco Elson 4.8 (2007)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Francisco Elson 0.8 (2007)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Francisco Elson 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Francisco Elson 0.8 (2007)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Francisco Elson 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Francisco Elson 2.8

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Francisco Elson 0.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Francisco Elson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Francisco Elson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Francisco Elson 87

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Francisco Elson 85

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Francisco Elson 6

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Francisco Elson 14

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Francisco Elson 7

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Francisco Elson 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Francisco Elson .581

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Francisco Elson .000

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Francisco Elson .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Francisco Elson 3.8 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Francisco Elson 3.1 (2007)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Francisco Elson 0.5 (2004)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Francisco Elson 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Francisco Elson 0.3 (2007)

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.