Billy Ray Bates vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Billy Ray Bates 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 Ray Bates

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Billy Cunningham - *

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.