Billy Cunningham vs. Larry Steele Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Steele 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.

Larry Steele

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Larry Steele 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Larry Steele 9

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Larry Steele 3

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Larry Steele 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Larry Steele 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Larry Steele 0

Steals Leader Billy Cunningham 0 * Larry Steele 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Larry Steele 8.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Larry Steele 2.9

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Larry Steele 2.8

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Larry Steele 1.8 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Larry Steele 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Larry Steele 5,009

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Larry Steele 1,781

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Larry Steele 1,719

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Larry Steele 846 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Larry Steele 96 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Larry Steele 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Larry Steele .483

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Larry Steele .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Larry Steele .796

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Larry Steele 10.3 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Larry Steele 3.9 (1972)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Larry Steele 4.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Larry Steele 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Larry Steele 2.4

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Larry Steele 1.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Larry Steele 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Larry Steele 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Larry Steele 185

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Larry Steele 64

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Larry Steele 39

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Larry Steele 26 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Larry Steele 2 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Larry Steele 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Larry Steele .424

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Larry Steele - *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Larry Steele .823

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Larry Steele 13.3 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Larry Steele 4.3 (1978)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Larry Steele 2.3 (1979)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) *

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. 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.