Jim Ard vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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.