Jimmy Butler vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Billy Cunningham 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Billy Cunningham 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 Billy Cunningham 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.