Darwin Cook vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Darwin Cook 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

Darwin Cook

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Darwin Cook 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) 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.