Joe Cooper vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Joe Cooper 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

Joe Cooper

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Cooper: 1981-82 to 1984-85
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Cooper 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Joe Cooper 3 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Joe Cooper 0 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Joe Cooper 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Cooper 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Cooper 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 4.5 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.0 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.8 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.5 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper 109 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper 97 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Joe Cooper 19 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Joe Cooper 11 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooper 21 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Joe Cooper 24 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper .506 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper .543 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper 5.7 (1985) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper 4.3 (1983) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper 0.9 (1983) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper 0.7 (1985) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper 1.0 (1983) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Joe Cooper 0 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Joe Cooper - Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Joe Cooper - 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.