Billy Cunningham vs. Derrick McKey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick McKey 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 6 less than Derrick McKey, who played 15. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Derrick McKey had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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
Derrick McKey 15 13 1987-88 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season 1965-661987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Derrick McKey 82 20.8 8.5 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.3 2.9 3.1 6.3 .491 0.1 0.4 .367 2.1 2.7 .772
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
Derrick McKey 5 21.8 12.0 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.6 0.6 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.8 7.6 .632 0.4 1.2 .333 2.0 3.4 .588

Season 2

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season 1966-671988-89
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Derrick McKey 82 34.2 15.9 2.0 3.6 5.7 2.7 1.3 0.9 2.3 3.2 5.9 11.8 .502 0.4 1.1 .337 3.7 4.6 .803
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
Derrick McKey 8 35.8 13.3 2.6 3.9 6.5 2.3 0.8 1.9 2.9 4.1 5.5 11.1 .494 0.1 1.1 .111 2.1 2.6 .810

Season 3

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season 1967-681989-90
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsDid Not Play
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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
Derrick McKey 80 34.4 15.7 2.1 4.0 6.1 2.3 1.1 1.0 2.4 3.1 5.9 11.9 .493 0.0 0.3 .130 3.9 5.0 .782
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
Derrick McKey ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season 1968-691990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Derrick McKey 73 34.3 15.3 2.4 3.4 5.8 2.3 1.2 0.8 2.2 3.0 6.0 11.6 .517 0.1 0.3 .211 3.2 3.8 .845
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
Derrick McKey 4 28.5 9.5 1.8 4.0 5.8 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.5 3.3 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.8 .545

Season 5

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season 1969-701991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Derrick McKey 52 33.8 14.9 1.8 3.3 5.2 2.3 1.2 0.9 2.2 2.7 5.5 11.6 .472 0.4 1.0 .380 3.6 4.3 .847
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
Derrick McKey 9 35.0 16.3 1.9 3.0 4.9 2.7 0.8 1.3 2.4 4.1 5.8 11.0 .525 0.6 1.8 .313 4.2 5.0 .844

Season 6

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season 1970-711992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSupersonics Lost West Conf Finals
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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
Derrick McKey 77 31.7 13.4 1.6 2.7 4.2 2.6 1.4 0.8 2.0 2.7 5.0 10.1 .496 0.5 1.5 .357 2.9 3.9 .741
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
Derrick McKey 19 34.1 11.3 2.7 2.5 5.2 3.7 0.6 0.9 1.9 2.7 4.4 8.3 .525 0.1 0.3 .400 2.4 3.6 .667

Season 7

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season 1971-721993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Derrick McKey 76 34.4 12.0 1.7 3.6 5.3 4.3 1.5 0.6 3.0 3.3 4.7 9.3 .500 0.1 0.4 .290 2.5 3.3 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 16 36.7 9.7 2.0 4.1 6.1 4.2 1.6 0.6 2.5 3.7 3.6 8.9 .408 0.5 1.5 .333 1.9 2.9 .660

Note: Billy Cunningham didn't play in 1972-73 and 1973-74.

Season 8

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season 1974-751994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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
Derrick McKey 81 34.6 13.3 1.5 3.3 4.9 3.4 1.5 0.6 2.1 3.2 5.1 10.3 .493 0.4 1.1 .360 2.7 3.7 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 17 34.8 12.8 1.7 3.1 4.8 3.8 1.0 0.6 2.1 3.8 4.5 10.2 .437 0.6 2.1 .314 3.2 3.6 .871

Season 9

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season 1975-761995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
Derrick McKey 75 32.5 11.7 1.6 3.2 4.8 3.5 1.1 0.6 1.9 3.3 4.6 9.5 .486 0.2 0.9 .250 2.3 2.9 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 5 36.0 12.8 1.6 5.0 6.6 2.0 1.4 0.2 2.8 4.0 4.8 11.4 .421 1.0 2.4 .417 2.2 2.6 .846

Season 10

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season -1996-97
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 50 29.0 8.0 1.6 3.2 4.8 2.7 0.9 0.6 1.7 2.8 3.0 7.6 .391 0.3 1.2 .259 1.8 2.5 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season -1997-98
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 57 23.1 6.3 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.4 2.7 2.6 5.7 .459 0.1 0.3 .235 1.0 1.4 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 15 18.9 4.5 0.5 2.1 2.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7 3.3 1.5 4.6 .333 0.2 0.7 .300 1.2 1.5 .783

Season 12

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season -1998-99
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost East Conf Finals
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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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 13 18.8 4.6 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.9 1.8 1.8 4.0 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 13 18.8 3.6 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.8 3.1 1.2 3.1 .375 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 2.0 .654

Season 13

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season -1999-00
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost NBA Finals
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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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 32 19.8 4.3 0.9 3.3 4.2 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.6 2.5 1.3 3.4 .398 0.3 0.7 .435 1.3 1.8 .768
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 23 15.3 2.0 1.1 2.3 3.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.0 0.7 1.4 .469 0.0 0.3 .167 0.7 0.9 .800

Season 14

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season -2000-01
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 66 15.0 2.2 0.7 1.9 2.7 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.7 2.1 0.9 2.1 .441 0.1 0.3 .200 0.3 0.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 4 8.8 1.5 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.8 0.5 1.3 .400 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 15

Billy Cunningham Derrick McKey
Season -2001-02
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 41 19.1 2.9 1.2 1.9 3.1 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.5 2.2 1.3 3.0 .426 0.1 0.3 .417 0.2 0.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick McKey 4 10.0 2.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -