Billy Cunningham vs. Irv Rothenberg Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Irv Rothenberg 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.

Irv Rothenberg

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Irv Rothenberg: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Irv Rothenberg 3

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Irv Rothenberg 2

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Irv Rothenberg 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Irv Rothenberg 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Irv Rothenberg 5.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Irv Rothenberg 0.7

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Irv Rothenberg 709

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Irv Rothenberg 90

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Irv Rothenberg 131

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Irv Rothenberg .267

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Irv Rothenberg .606

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Irv Rothenberg 6.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Irv Rothenberg 1.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Irv Rothenberg 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Irv Rothenberg 0.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Irv Rothenberg 24

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Irv Rothenberg 2

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Irv Rothenberg 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Irv Rothenberg .170

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Irv Rothenberg .353

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Irv Rothenberg 2.8 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Irv Rothenberg 0.3 (1949)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Irv Rothenberg - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.