Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Billy Cunningham 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Billy Cunningham 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Billy Cunningham 4

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Billy Cunningham 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Billy Cunningham 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Billy Cunningham 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Billy Cunningham 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.