Billy Cunningham vs. Granville Waiters Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Granville 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.

Granville Waiters

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Granville Waiters: 1983-84 to 1987-88

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Granville Waiters 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Granville Waiters 5

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Granville Waiters 2

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Granville Waiters 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Granville Waiters 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Granville Waiters 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Granville Waiters 2.2

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Granville Waiters 0.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Granville Waiters 0.2

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Granville Waiters 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Granville Waiters 606

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Granville Waiters 540

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Granville Waiters 121

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Granville Waiters 56

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Granville Waiters 185

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Granville Waiters 249

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Granville Waiters .458

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Granville Waiters .000

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Granville Waiters .559

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Granville Waiters 3.6 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Granville Waiters 2.9 (1984)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Granville Waiters 0.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Granville Waiters 0.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Granville Waiters 1.1 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Granville Waiters 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Granville Waiters 0.5

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Granville Waiters 0.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Granville Waiters 0.1

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Granville Waiters 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Granville Waiters 8

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Granville Waiters 6

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Granville Waiters 0

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Granville Waiters 1

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Granville Waiters 4

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Granville Waiters 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Granville Waiters .571

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Granville Waiters -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Granville Waiters -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Granville Waiters 0.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Granville Waiters 0.5 (1987)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Granville Waiters 0.0 (1987)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Granville Waiters 0.1 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Granville Waiters 0.5 (1987)

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.