Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) 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.