Thurl Bailey vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) 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.