Billy Cunningham vs. Felton Spencer Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Felton Spencer 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, 3 less than Felton Spencer, who played 12. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Felton Spencer had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Felton Spencer 12 3 1990-91 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season 1965-661990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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 80 26.7 14.3 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.8 5.4 12.6 .426 - - - 3.5 5.5 .634
Felton Spencer 81 25.9 7.1 3.4 4.6 7.9 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.0 4.2 2.4 4.7 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .722
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
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season 1966-671991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 81 26.8 18.5 - - 7.3 2.5 - - - 3.2 6.9 15.0 .459 - - - 4.7 6.9 .686
Felton Spencer 61 24.3 6.6 2.7 4.4 7.1 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.1 4.0 2.3 5.4 .426 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.9 .691
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
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season 1967-681992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Felton Spencer 71 18.3 4.1 1.9 2.7 4.6 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.0 3.4 1.5 3.2 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.8 .654
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
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season 1968-691993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisJazz 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 82 40.8 24.8 - - 12.8 3.5 - - - 4.0 9.0 21.2 .426 - - - 6.8 9.2 .737
Felton Spencer 79 28.0 8.6 3.0 5.4 8.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.6 3.8 3.2 6.4 .505 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.4 .607
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
Felton Spencer 16 30.8 7.9 3.8 4.6 8.4 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.5 4.6 2.9 6.6 .448 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 3.1 .660

Season 5

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season 1969-701994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisDid 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 81 39.4 26.1 - - 13.6 4.3 - - - 4.1 9.9 21.1 .469 - - - 6.3 8.6 .729
Felton Spencer 34 26.6 9.3 2.6 5.0 7.6 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.0 3.9 3.1 6.3 .488 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 4.0 .793
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
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season 1970-711995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisJazz 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
Felton Spencer 71 17.8 5.6 1.4 2.9 4.3 0.2 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.4 2.1 4.0 .520 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.1 .689
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
Felton Spencer 18 15.3 2.8 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.1 0.3 1.2 1.1 3.2 1.3 2.9 .434 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.5 .556

Season 7

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season 1971-721996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersOrlando Magic, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 75 38.7 23.3 - - 12.2 5.9 - - - 3.9 8.8 19.0 .461 - - - 5.7 8.0 .712
Felton Spencer 73 21.3 5.1 2.2 3.5 5.7 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 3.8 1.9 3.9 .489 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.2 .584
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season 1974-751997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Felton Spencer 68 12.0 2.4 1.4 2.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.6 0.9 1.9 .457 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .557
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season 1975-761998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Felton Spencer 26 6.1 1.6 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .462
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season -1999-00
Team -San Antonio Spurs
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 ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer 26 5.7 1.9 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.6 1.3 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season -2000-01
Team -New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks 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 ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer 18 6.3 2.2 0.9 1.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 1.3 0.7 1.1 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 12

Billy Cunningham Felton Spencer
Season -2001-02
Team -New York Knicks
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 ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer 32 7.8 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 2.3 0.2 0.8 .231 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .515
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Felton Spencer ------- --- ----------