Billy Cunningham vs. Mel Riebe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mel Riebe 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.

Mel Riebe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Mel Riebe: 1946-47 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Mel Riebe 3

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Mel Riebe 2

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Mel Riebe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Mel Riebe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Mel Riebe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Mel Riebe 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Mel Riebe 1.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Mel Riebe 1,575

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Mel Riebe 212

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Mel Riebe 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Mel Riebe .304

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Mel Riebe .621

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Mel Riebe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Mel Riebe 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Mel Riebe 0.8

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Mel Riebe 63

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Mel Riebe 5

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Mel Riebe 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Mel Riebe .288

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Mel Riebe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Mel Riebe .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Mel Riebe - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Mel Riebe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Mel Riebe - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.