Paul Arizin vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Billy Cunningham 4

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Billy Cunningham 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.