Billy Cunningham vs. Francisco Garcia Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Francisco Garcia 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, 1 less than Francisco Garcia, who played 10. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Francisco Garcia had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Francisco Garcia 10 3 2005-06 to 2014-15

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Billy Cunningham Francisco Garcia
Season 1965-662005-06
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsKings 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
Francisco Garcia 67 19.4 5.6 0.6 2.2 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.1 2.0 1.9 4.9 .400 0.6 2.0 .285 1.2 1.5 .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
Francisco Garcia 6 6.8 2.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.8 .455 0.2 0.7 .250 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 2

Billy Cunningham Francisco Garcia
Season 1966-672006-07
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
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
Francisco Garcia 79 17.8 6.0 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.9 2.4 2.1 4.8 .429 0.7 1.9 .356 1.2 1.4 .833
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Billy Cunningham Francisco Garcia
Season 1967-682007-08
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
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
Francisco Garcia 79 26.5 12.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.6 2.9 4.4 9.5 .463 1.4 3.7 .391 2.1 2.6 .779
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Billy Cunningham Francisco Garcia
Season 1968-692008-09
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
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 82 40.8 24.8 - - 12.8 3.5 - - - 4.0 9.0 21.2 .426 - - - 6.8 9.2 .737
Francisco Garcia 65 30.4 12.7 0.9 2.5 3.4 2.3 1.2 1.0 1.7 3.0 4.5 10.2 .444 1.4 3.4 .398 2.2 2.7 .820
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Billy Cunningham Francisco Garcia
Season 1969-702009-10
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
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
Francisco Garcia 25 23.0 8.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.8 2.0 3.3 7.0 .466 0.9 2.4 .390 0.6 0.7 .882
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Billy Cunningham Francisco Garcia
Season 1970-712010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 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 38.1 23.0 - - 11.7 4.9 - - - 4.0 8.7 18.8 .462 - - - 5.6 7.7 .734
Francisco Garcia 58 23.9 9.7 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 2.2 3.6 8.2 .436 1.4 3.9 .362 1.1 1.3 .855
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
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Billy Cunningham Francisco Garcia
Season 1971-722011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings
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
Francisco Garcia 49 16.3 4.8 0.2 1.8 2.0 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.8 4.7 .376 0.8 2.7 .290 0.5 0.6 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Billy Cunningham Francisco Garcia
Season 1974-752012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersSacramento Kings, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 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
Francisco Garcia 58 17.7 5.5 0.1 1.4 1.6 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.5 2.0 5.2 .393 1.2 3.1 .374 0.3 0.4 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia 6 27.3 10.7 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 3.5 3.7 8.3 .440 2.8 6.2 .459 0.5 0.8 .600

Season 9

Billy Cunningham Francisco Garcia
Season 1975-762013-14
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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 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
Francisco Garcia 55 19.7 5.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 2.2 2.1 5.3 .401 1.3 3.5 .358 0.2 0.3 .526
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia 2 11.0 3.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 1.5 .000 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 10

Billy Cunningham Francisco Garcia
Season -2014-15
Team -Houston Rockets
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 ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia 14 14.3 3.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.2 4.5 .270 0.7 3.2 .222 0.1 0.3 .250
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Francisco Garcia ------- --- ----------