Billy Cunningham vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Yao Ming 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Yao Ming 920

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Yao Ming 42

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)

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.