Billy Cunningham vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

Steals Leader Billy Cunningham 0 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 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 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3.7

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.9

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 224

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 59

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 52

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 13

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .448

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** S. Gilgeous-Alexander .411

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019)

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.