Billy Cunningham vs. Herm Gilliam Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Gilliam 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.

Herm Gilliam

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Herm Gilliam: 1969-70 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Herm Gilliam 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Herm Gilliam 8

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Herm Gilliam 4

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Herm Gilliam 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Herm Gilliam 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Herm Gilliam 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Herm Gilliam 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Herm Gilliam 3.8

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Herm Gilliam 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Herm Gilliam 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Herm Gilliam 6,252

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Herm Gilliam 2,175

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Herm Gilliam 2,225

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Herm Gilliam 369 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Herm Gilliam 49 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Herm Gilliam 578

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Herm Gilliam .441

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Herm Gilliam .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Herm Gilliam 14.1 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Herm Gilliam 6.3 (1973)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Herm Gilliam 2.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Herm Gilliam 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Herm Gilliam 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Herm Gilliam 2.6

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Herm Gilliam 3.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Herm Gilliam 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Herm Gilliam 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Herm Gilliam 269

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Herm Gilliam 93

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Herm Gilliam 108

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Herm Gilliam 19 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Herm Gilliam 1 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Herm Gilliam 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Herm Gilliam .397

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Herm Gilliam - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Herm Gilliam .806

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Herm Gilliam 11.8 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Herm Gilliam 5.3 (1973)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Herm Gilliam 5.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Herm Gilliam 1.0 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Herm Gilliam 0.1 (1977) *

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.