Marty Byrnes vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

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

Marty Byrnes

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marty Byrnes: 1978-79 to 1982-83
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marty Byrnes 1 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Marty Byrnes 4 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Marty Byrnes 1 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Marty Byrnes 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Marty Byrnes 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marty Byrnes 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 5.7 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.6 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.4 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.1 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 1,495 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 586 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 409 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 102 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 34 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Marty Byrnes 263 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .463 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes .326 * Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .736 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 7.8 (1981) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.5 (1981) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 2.2 (1983) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.5 (1983) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.2 (1981) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marty Byrnes 6 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Marty Byrnes 1 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Marty Byrnes 1 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Marty Byrnes 0 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Marty Byrnes 0 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Marty Byrnes 4 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marty Byrnes .333 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Marty Byrnes - * Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marty Byrnes .667 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marty Byrnes 1.5 (1980) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.3 (1980) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Marty Byrnes 0.0 (1980) 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. 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.