Billy Cunningham vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.