Cleveland Buckner vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.