Billy Cunningham vs. Rusty LaRue Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rusty LaRue 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.

Rusty LaRue

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Rusty LaRue 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Rusty LaRue 5

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Rusty LaRue 1

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Rusty LaRue 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Rusty LaRue 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Rusty LaRue 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Rusty LaRue 1.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Rusty LaRue 1.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Rusty LaRue 0.6

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Rusty LaRue 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Rusty LaRue 486

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Rusty LaRue 126

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Rusty LaRue 152

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Rusty LaRue 62

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Rusty LaRue 11

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Rusty LaRue 98

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Rusty LaRue .376

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Rusty LaRue .318

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Rusty LaRue .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Rusty LaRue 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Rusty LaRue 1.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Rusty LaRue 0.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Rusty LaRue 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Rusty LaRue 20

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Rusty LaRue 6

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Rusty LaRue 1

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Rusty LaRue 0

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Rusty LaRue 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Rusty LaRue .375

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Rusty LaRue .400

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Rusty LaRue .600

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002)

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.