Billy Cunningham vs. Tim Duncan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tim Duncan 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.

Tim Duncan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Tim Duncan 5

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Tim Duncan 19

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Tim Duncan 18

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Tim Duncan 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Billy Cunningham 0 Tim Duncan 2

Finals MVP Billy Cunningham 0 * Tim Duncan 3

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Tim Duncan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Tim Duncan 15

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Cunningham 0 * Tim Duncan 8

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 0 Tim Duncan 15

Rookie of The Year Billy Cunningham 0 Tim Duncan 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Tim Duncan 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Tim Duncan 10.8

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Tim Duncan 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Tim Duncan 26,496

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Tim Duncan 15,091

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Tim Duncan 4,225

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Tim Duncan 1,025

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Tim Duncan 3,020

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Tim Duncan 1,392

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Tim Duncan .506

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Tim Duncan .179

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Tim Duncan .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Tim Duncan 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Tim Duncan 11.4

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Tim Duncan 3.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Tim Duncan 0.7

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Tim Duncan 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Tim Duncan 5,172

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Tim Duncan 2,859

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Tim Duncan 764

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Tim Duncan 168

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Tim Duncan 568

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Tim Duncan 251

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Tim Duncan .501

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Tim Duncan .143

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Tim Duncan .689

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Tim Duncan 4.3 (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.