Billy Cunningham vs. Marques Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marques Johnson 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, 2 less than Marques Johnson, who played 11. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Marques Johnson had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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.
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
80 |
34.6 |
19.5 |
3.7 |
6.9 |
10.6 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
7.9 |
15.1 |
.522 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.1 |
.736 |
|
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 |
Marques Johnson |
9 |
35.7 |
24.0 |
3.9 |
8.6 |
12.4 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
9.3 |
17.0 |
.549 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
7.1 |
.750 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
77 |
36.1 |
25.6 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
7.6 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
10.6 |
19.4 |
.550 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.760 |
|
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 |
Marques Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
77 |
34.9 |
21.7 |
2.8 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
8.9 |
16.5 |
.544 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
.791 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
7 |
43.3 |
19.9 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
6.9 |
2.9 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
18.3 |
.422 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.333 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.750 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
76 |
33.4 |
20.3 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
6.8 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
15.2 |
.552 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
.706 |
|
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 |
Marques Johnson |
7 |
38.0 |
24.7 |
5.9 |
3.6 |
9.4 |
4.9 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
10.7 |
19.3 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
.719 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
60 |
31.7 |
16.5 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
12.7 |
.532 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.3 |
.700 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
6 |
39.2 |
18.8 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
7.3 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
4.2 |
7.3 |
16.7 |
.440 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.250 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
.571 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
80 |
35.7 |
21.4 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
7.0 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
17.8 |
.509 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
.735 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
9 |
42.4 |
22.0 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
8.0 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
9.4 |
19.4 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.8 |
.651 |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
74 |
36.7 |
20.7 |
2.3 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
4.3 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
8.7 |
17.4 |
.502 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.154 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
.709 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
16 |
37.8 |
20.3 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
17.1 |
.473 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.250 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
.722 |
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 |
Marques Johnson |
72 |
34.0 |
16.4 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
5.9 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
6.9 |
15.2 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.231 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.731 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Marques Johnson |
75 |
34.7 |
20.3 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
3.8 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
8.2 |
16.0 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.067 |
4.0 |
5.2 |
.760 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
10 |
30.2 |
16.6 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
6.8 |
15.5 |
.439 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
3.0 |
4.2 |
.714 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Marques Johnson didn't play in 1987-88 and 1988-89.
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
10 |
9.9 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
.375 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Marques Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |