John Butler vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

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

John Butler

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Butler: 2022-23 to 2022-23
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons John Butler 1 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played John Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games John Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 3

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler 45 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds John Butler 17 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists John Butler 11 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals John Butler 7 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks John Butler 9 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games John Butler 19 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler .321 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage John Butler .229 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Butler .750 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 (2023) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 (2023) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 (2023) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 (2023) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 (2023) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler - Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game John Butler - Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game John Butler - Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game John Butler - Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler - Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds John Butler - Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists John Butler - Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals John Butler - Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks John Butler - Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games John Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler - Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage John Butler - Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Butler - Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler - Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game John Butler - Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game John Butler - Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game John Butler - 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.