Shane Battier vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

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

Shane Battier

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Billy Cunningham 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Billy Cunningham 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) 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.