Billy Cunningham vs. Frank Ramsey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Frank Ramsey 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 and Frank Ramsey both played 9 years in the NBA. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Frank Ramsey had his rookie season in 1954-55. 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
Frank Ramsey 9 9 1954-55 to 1963-64

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Billy Cunningham Frank Ramsey
Season 1965-661954-55
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsCeltics Lost East Div 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 26.7 14.3 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.8 5.4 12.6 .426 - - - 3.5 5.5 .634
Frank Ramsey 64 27.4 11.2 - - 6.3 2.9 - - - 3.9 3.7 9.3 .399 - - - 3.8 5.0 .755
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
Frank Ramsey 7 22.0 10.7 - - 5.0 2.3 - - - 3.9 4.0 7.7 .519 - - - 2.7 3.7 .731

Note: Frank Ramsey didn't play in 1955-56.

Season 2
Billy Cunningham Frank Ramsey
Season 1966-671956-57
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Frank Ramsey 35 23.1 11.9 - - 5.1 1.9 - - - 3.2 3.9 10.0 .393 - - - 4.1 5.2 .791
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
Frank Ramsey 10 22.9 12.2 - - 4.3 1.7 - - - 3.6 3.8 8.2 .463 - - - 4.6 5.9 .780

Season 3
Billy Cunningham Frank Ramsey
Season 1967-681957-58
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsCeltics 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 74 28.1 18.9 - - 7.6 2.5 - - - 3.5 7.0 15.9 .438 - - - 5.0 6.9 .723
Frank Ramsey 69 29.7 16.5 - - 7.3 2.4 - - - 3.6 5.5 13.0 .419 - - - 5.6 6.8 .811
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
Frank Ramsey 11 32.0 18.4 - - 8.2 1.5 - - - 4.5 6.7 15.8 .425 - - - 4.9 5.4 .915

Season 4
Billy Cunningham Frank Ramsey
Season 1968-691958-59
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Frank Ramsey 72 28.0 15.4 - - 6.8 2.0 - - - 3.7 5.3 14.1 .378 - - - 4.7 6.1 .782
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
Frank Ramsey 11 27.5 23.2 - - 6.2 1.8 - - - 4.7 8.6 17.5 .495 - - - 5.9 7.4 .802

Season 5
Billy Cunningham Frank Ramsey
Season 1969-701959-60
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Frank Ramsey 73 27.5 15.3 - - 6.9 1.9 - - - 3.4 5.8 14.5 .397 - - - 3.7 4.8 .787
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
Frank Ramsey 13 35.3 16.7 - - 7.7 2.1 - - - 3.9 6.2 15.1 .413 - - - 4.2 4.8 .873

Season 6
Billy Cunningham Frank Ramsey
Season 1970-711960-61
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Frank Ramsey 79 25.6 15.1 - - 5.5 1.8 - - - 3.6 5.7 13.9 .407 - - - 3.7 4.5 .833
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
Frank Ramsey 10 30.0 17.1 - - 6.4 2.3 - - - 4.0 5.5 13.6 .404 - - - 6.1 7.5 .813

Season 7
Billy Cunningham Frank Ramsey
Season 1971-721961-62
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Frank Ramsey 79 24.2 15.3 - - 4.9 1.4 - - - 3.1 5.5 12.9 .428 - - - 4.2 5.1 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 13 16.2 9.2 - - 2.9 0.8 - - - 2.9 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 3.2 3.5 .911

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

Season 8
Billy Cunningham Frank Ramsey
Season 1974-751962-63
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Frank Ramsey 77 20.0 10.9 - - 3.7 1.2 - - - 3.4 3.7 9.6 .382 - - - 3.5 4.3 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 13 19.3 8.3 - - 2.7 0.9 - - - 3.3 2.8 8.0 .356 - - - 2.6 3.6 .723

Season 9
Billy Cunningham Frank Ramsey
Season 1975-761963-64
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Frank Ramsey 75 16.4 8.6 - - 3.0 1.1 - - - 3.3 3.0 8.1 .374 - - - 2.6 3.1 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Frank Ramsey 10 13.8 6.2 - - 2.1 1.0 - - - 2.5 2.2 6.3 .349 - - - 1.8 2.1 .857
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