James Cotton vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and James Cotton 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

James Cotton

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Cotton: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Cotton 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons James Cotton 2 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played James Cotton 0 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games James Cotton 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Cotton 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Cotton 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.6 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 0.8 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.2 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton 49 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds James Cotton 16 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists James Cotton 0 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals James Cotton 4 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks James Cotton 1 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games James Cotton 19 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton .359 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage James Cotton .000 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton .778 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton 2.7 (1998) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton 1.0 (1999) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game James Cotton 0.0 (1999) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Cotton 0.3 (1999) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton 0.1 (1998) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games James Cotton 0 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Cotton - Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage James Cotton - Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Cotton - Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game James Cotton - Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game James Cotton - Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game James Cotton - 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.