Shandon Anderson vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Shandon Anderson: 1996-97 to 2005-06
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shandon Anderson 1 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Shandon Anderson 10 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Shandon Anderson 6 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Shandon Anderson 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shandon Anderson 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shandon Anderson 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 7.4 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 3.1 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.4 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.8 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.3 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shandon Anderson 5,327 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Shandon Anderson 2,252 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Shandon Anderson 1,007 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Shandon Anderson 556 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Shandon Anderson 180 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Shandon Anderson 719 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shandon Anderson .457 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Shandon Anderson .316 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shandon Anderson .739 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 12.3 (2000) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 4.7 (2000) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.9 (2000) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.2 (2000) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.5 (2001) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 4.9 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.6 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.9 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.4 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.1 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shandon Anderson 359 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Shandon Anderson 192 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Shandon Anderson 68 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Shandon Anderson 31 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Shandon Anderson 7 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Shandon Anderson 74 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shandon Anderson .446 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Shandon Anderson .354 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shandon Anderson .697 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shandon Anderson 9.5 (1999) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shandon Anderson 3.7 (1999) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Shandon Anderson 2.8 (2004) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Shandon Anderson 1.0 (2004) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Shandon Anderson 0.3 (1999) 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.