Billy Cunningham vs. Rickey Green Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rickey Green 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.

Rickey Green

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Rickey Green: 1977-78 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Rickey Green 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Rickey Green 14

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Rickey Green 8

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Rickey Green 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Rickey Green 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Rickey Green 0

Steals Leader Billy Cunningham 0 * Rickey Green 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 Rickey Green 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Rickey Green 1.9

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Rickey Green 5.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Rickey Green 1.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Rickey Green 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Rickey Green 8,870

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Rickey Green 1,819

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Rickey Green 5,221

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Rickey Green 1,348

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Rickey Green 51

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Rickey Green 946

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Rickey Green .469

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Rickey Green .207 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Rickey Green .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Rickey Green 14.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Rickey Green 3.0 (1982)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Rickey Green 9.2 (1984)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Rickey Green 2.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Rickey Green 0.2 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Rickey Green 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Rickey Green 1.9

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Rickey Green 5.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Rickey Green 0.9

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Rickey Green 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Rickey Green 485

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Rickey Green 105

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Rickey Green 294

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Rickey Green 50

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Rickey Green 4

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Rickey Green 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Rickey Green .455

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Rickey Green .350 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Rickey Green .847

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Rickey Green 15.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Rickey Green 3.1 (1984)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Rickey Green 9.5 (1986)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Rickey Green 1.7 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Rickey Green 0.4 (1984)

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.