Billy Cunningham vs. Jerome James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome James 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.

Jerome James

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Jerome James 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Jerome James 9

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Jerome James 3

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Jerome James 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Jerome James 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Jerome James 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Jerome James 4.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Jerome James 3.1

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Jerome James 0.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Jerome James 0.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Jerome James 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Jerome James 1,540

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Jerome James 1,099

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Jerome James 118

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Jerome James 92

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Jerome James 384

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Jerome James 358

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Jerome James .485

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Jerome James .000

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Jerome James .617

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Jerome James 5.4 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Jerome James 4.2 (2003)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Jerome James 0.5 (2003)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Jerome James 0.5 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Jerome James 1.6 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Jerome James 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Jerome James 5.2

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Jerome James 0.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jerome James 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jerome James 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Jerome James 160

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Jerome James 89

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Jerome James 9

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Jerome James 6

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Jerome James 25

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Jerome James 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Jerome James .493

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Jerome James -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Jerome James .722

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Jerome James 12.5 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Jerome James 6.8 (2005)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Jerome James 0.8 (2002)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jerome James 0.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jerome James 1.8 (2005)

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.