Billy Cunningham vs. Joe Fulks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Fulks 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.

Joe Fulks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Joe Fulks 8

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Joe Fulks 6

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Joe Fulks 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Joe Fulks 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Joe Fulks 4

Scoring Leader Billy Cunningham 0 Joe Fulks 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Joe Fulks 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Joe Fulks 5.3 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Joe Fulks 1.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Joe Fulks 8,003

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Joe Fulks 1,379 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Joe Fulks 587

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Joe Fulks 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Joe Fulks .302

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Joe Fulks .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Joe Fulks - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Joe Fulks 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Joe Fulks 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Joe Fulks 0.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Joe Fulks 588

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Joe Fulks 28 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Joe Fulks 11

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Joe Fulks 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Joe Fulks .258

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Joe Fulks - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Joe Fulks .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Joe Fulks - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.