Butch Beard vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Butch Beard 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

Butch Beard

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Butch Beard: 1969-70 to 1978-79
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Butch Beard 1 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Butch Beard 9 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Butch Beard 3 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Butch Beard 1 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Butch Beard 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Butch Beard 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.3 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.4 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 3.6 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.3 * Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 * Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 5,622 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 2,042 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Butch Beard 2,189 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Butch Beard 499 * Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 36 * Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Butch Beard 605 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .487 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .771 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 15.4 (1972) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.9 (1974) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 6.7 (1972) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.6 (1975) * Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.1 (1975) * Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.0 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 3.7 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 2.8 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.5 * Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.2 * Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Butch Beard 289 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Butch Beard 119 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Butch Beard 88 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Butch Beard 34 * Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Butch Beard 4 * Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Butch Beard 32 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Butch Beard .444 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Butch Beard - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Butch Beard .663 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Butch Beard 9.1 (1975) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Butch Beard 4.2 (1975) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Butch Beard 4.5 (1978) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Butch Beard 1.7 (1978) * Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Butch Beard 0.3 (1978) * 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.