Charlie Criss vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Charlie Criss 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

Charlie Criss

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charlie Criss: 1977-78 to 1984-85
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charlie Criss 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Charlie Criss 8 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Charlie Criss 4 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Charlie Criss 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Charlie Criss 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charlie Criss 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 8.5 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 1.4 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 3.2 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 0.9 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.1 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charlie Criss 3,534 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Charlie Criss 592 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Charlie Criss 1,335 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Charlie Criss 366 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Charlie Criss 21 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Charlie Criss 418 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charlie Criss .432 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Charlie Criss .179 * Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charlie Criss .831 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 11.4 (1978) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 3.5 (1985) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 5.5 (1985) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 1.4 (1978) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.1 (1982) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 7.1 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 1.1 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 2.1 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 0.9 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charlie Criss 177 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Charlie Criss 28 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Charlie Criss 53 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Charlie Criss 22 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Charlie Criss 1 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Charlie Criss 25 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charlie Criss .452 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Charlie Criss .250 * Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charlie Criss .898 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 14.0 (1980) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 4.4 (1980) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.5 (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. 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.