John Battle vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games John Battle 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals John Battle 273 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks John Battle 43 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games John Battle 612 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists John Battle 80 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals John Battle 13 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks John Battle 1 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games John Battle 55 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.