Billy Cunningham vs. Willie Naulls Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Naulls 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.

Willie Naulls

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Willie Naulls: 1956-57 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Willie Naulls 3

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Willie Naulls 10

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Willie Naulls 4

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Willie Naulls 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Willie Naulls 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Willie Naulls 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Willie Naulls 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Willie Naulls 9.1

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Willie Naulls 1.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Willie Naulls 11,305

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Willie Naulls 6,508

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Willie Naulls 1,114

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Willie Naulls 716

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Willie Naulls .406

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Willie Naulls - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Willie Naulls .812

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Willie Naulls 25.0 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Willie Naulls 14.2 (1960)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Willie Naulls 2.6 (1962)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Willie Naulls - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Willie Naulls 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Willie Naulls 3.8

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Willie Naulls 0.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Willie Naulls 248

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Willie Naulls 134

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Willie Naulls 21

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Willie Naulls 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Willie Naulls .371

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Willie Naulls - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Willie Naulls .746

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Willie Naulls 17.0 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Willie Naulls 10.5 (1959)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Willie Naulls 1.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Willie Naulls - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.