Billy Cunningham vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Jeremy Lin 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Jeremy Lin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)

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.