Tom Burleson vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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. 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.