Billy Cunningham vs. Chris Ford Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chris Ford and Billy Cunningham, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Billy Cunningham played 9 years in the NBA, 1 less than Chris Ford, who played 10. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Chris Ford had his rookie season in 1972-73. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Billy Cunningham |
9 |
6 |
1965-66 to 1975-76 |
Chris Ford |
10 |
7 |
1972-73 to 1981-82 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
80 |
26.7 |
14.3 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
12.6 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.5 |
.634 |
Chris Ford |
74 |
20.8 |
6.4 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
1.8 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.645 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
4 |
17.3 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
1.3 |
7.8 |
.161 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.846 |
Chris Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
81 |
26.8 |
18.5 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.9 |
15.0 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.9 |
.686 |
Chris Ford |
82 |
25.1 |
7.1 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
- |
1.9 |
3.2 |
7.3 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.740 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
15 |
22.6 |
15.0 |
- |
- |
6.2 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.5 |
14.7 |
.376 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
6.0 |
.656 |
Chris Ford |
5 |
18.8 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
- |
2.0 |
1.6 |
3.4 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.667 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
74 |
28.1 |
18.9 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.0 |
15.9 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.9 |
.723 |
Chris Ford |
80 |
24.5 |
5.9 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
- |
2.3 |
2.6 |
5.4 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.663 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
3 |
28.7 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
8.0 |
14.3 |
.558 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.824 |
Chris Ford |
3 |
27.3 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
.545 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
82 |
40.8 |
24.8 |
- |
- |
12.8 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
9.0 |
21.2 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
9.2 |
.737 |
Chris Ford |
82 |
26.8 |
8.4 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
- |
2.7 |
3.7 |
8.6 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.722 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
5 |
43.4 |
24.4 |
- |
- |
12.6 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
9.8 |
23.4 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
7.6 |
.632 |
Chris Ford |
9 |
30.7 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
- |
3.7 |
3.7 |
9.0 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
81 |
39.4 |
26.1 |
- |
- |
13.6 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
9.9 |
21.1 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
8.6 |
.729 |
Chris Ford |
82 |
31.0 |
12.3 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
2.2 |
0.3 |
- |
2.3 |
5.3 |
11.2 |
.476 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.771 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
5 |
41.0 |
29.2 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
12.2 |
24.6 |
.496 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
7.2 |
.667 |
Chris Ford |
3 |
33.7 |
13.7 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
6.3 |
4.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
6.0 |
14.7 |
.409 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.556 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
81 |
38.1 |
23.0 |
- |
- |
11.7 |
4.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.7 |
18.8 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
7.7 |
.734 |
Chris Ford |
82 |
31.5 |
10.5 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
9.5 |
.481 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.734 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
7 |
43.0 |
25.9 |
- |
- |
15.4 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
9.6 |
20.3 |
.472 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
9.6 |
.701 |
Chris Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
75 |
38.7 |
23.3 |
- |
- |
12.2 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.8 |
19.0 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
8.0 |
.712 |
Chris Ford |
81 |
33.8 |
15.4 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
6.6 |
14.1 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.758 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Ford |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Billy Cunningham didn't play in 1972-73 and 1973-74.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
80 |
35.7 |
19.5 |
1.6 |
7.5 |
9.1 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
- |
3.4 |
7.6 |
17.8 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.6 |
.777 |
Chris Ford |
73 |
29.0 |
11.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
4.5 |
9.7 |
.465 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
.427 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.754 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Ford |
9 |
31.0 |
9.1 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
8.8 |
.430 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
.154 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
20 |
32.0 |
13.7 |
1.5 |
5.9 |
7.4 |
5.4 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
- |
2.9 |
5.2 |
12.6 |
.410 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
4.4 |
.773 |
Chris Ford |
82 |
33.2 |
8.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
8.6 |
.444 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.330 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.736 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Ford |
17 |
29.8 |
9.1 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.9 |
8.6 |
.452 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.280 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.600 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Ford |
76 |
20.9 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
.418 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.317 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.696 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Chris Ford |
12 |
11.5 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
.476 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.286 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.714 |