Bruce Bowen vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bruce Bowen 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 0 Billy Cunningham 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 Billy Cunningham 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 Billy Cunningham 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) 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.