Rick Brunson vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

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

Rick Brunson

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.