Billy Cunningham vs. Lew Hitch Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lew Hitch 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.

Lew Hitch

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Lew Hitch: 1951-52 to 1956-57

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Lew Hitch 2

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Lew Hitch 6

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Lew Hitch 5

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Lew Hitch 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Lew Hitch 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Lew Hitch 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Lew Hitch 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Lew Hitch 5.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Lew Hitch 1.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Lew Hitch 2,075

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Lew Hitch 2,183

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Lew Hitch 499

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Lew Hitch 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Lew Hitch .376

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Lew Hitch .674

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Lew Hitch 8.0 (1954)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Lew Hitch 9.6 (1954)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Lew Hitch 2.0 (1954)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Lew Hitch - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Lew Hitch 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Lew Hitch 4.5

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Lew Hitch 0.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Lew Hitch 145

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Lew Hitch 167

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Lew Hitch 32

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Lew Hitch 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Lew Hitch .360

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Lew Hitch - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Lew Hitch .585

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Lew Hitch 7.9 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Lew Hitch 6.0 (1955)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Lew Hitch 1.4 (1955)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Lew Hitch - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Lew Hitch - n/a **

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