Billy Cunningham vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Russ Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Russ Smith 15

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Russ Smith 1

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Russ Smith 0

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Russ Smith 0

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Russ Smith 0.0 (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.