Billy Cunningham vs. Mike Evans Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mike Evans 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 Mike Evans both played 9 years in the NBA. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Mike Evans had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
Mike Evans 9 8 1979-80 to 1987-88

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Billy Cunningham Mike Evans
Season 1965-661979-80
Team Philadelphia 76ersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsSpurs 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 80 26.7 14.3 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.8 5.4 12.6 .426 - - - 3.5 5.5 .634
Mike Evans 79 15.8 6.2 0.4 1.0 1.4 2.9 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.5 2.6 5.9 .448 0.2 0.5 .286 0.7 1.1 .682
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
Mike Evans 2 6.0 5.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 4.0 .375 1.0 2.0 .500 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 2
Billy Cunningham Mike Evans
Season 1966-671980-81
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionBucks Lost East 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
Mike Evans 71 12.8 4.5 0.3 0.9 1.2 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.6 1.9 4.1 .460 0.0 0.2 .143 0.7 0.9 .781
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
Mike Evans 4 9.5 6.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.8 2.3 2.3 4.3 .529 0.0 0.5 .000 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 3
Billy Cunningham Mike Evans
Season 1967-681981-82
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers
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
Mike Evans 22 12.3 3.8 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.9 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.6 1.6 3.9 .407 0.0 0.3 .000 0.6 0.9 .650
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
Mike Evans ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Billy Cunningham Mike Evans
Season 1968-691982-83
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisNuggets 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 82 40.8 24.8 - - 12.8 3.5 - - - 4.0 9.0 21.2 .426 - - - 6.8 9.2 .737
Mike Evans 42 16.5 6.3 0.1 1.3 1.4 2.7 0.5 0.1 1.7 2.2 2.7 5.8 .473 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.0 .805
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
Mike Evans 8 22.9 10.8 0.3 2.1 2.4 4.8 0.6 0.0 2.8 2.5 4.5 9.3 .486 0.4 1.3 .300 1.4 2.1 .647

Season 5
Billy Cunningham Mike Evans
Season 1969-701983-84
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisNuggets 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 81 39.4 26.1 - - 13.6 4.3 - - - 4.1 9.9 21.1 .469 - - - 6.3 8.6 .729
Mike Evans 78 21.6 8.1 0.3 1.5 1.8 3.7 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.2 3.1 7.2 .431 0.4 1.1 .360 1.4 1.7 .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
Mike Evans 5 15.4 4.6 0.2 0.4 0.6 2.4 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.6 1.8 5.6 .321 0.2 1.6 .125 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 6
Billy Cunningham Mike Evans
Season 1970-711984-85
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisNuggets 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
Mike Evans 81 17.7 10.1 0.3 1.1 1.5 2.9 0.8 0.1 1.6 2.1 4.0 8.2 .489 0.7 1.9 .363 1.4 1.6 .863
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
Mike Evans 15 18.7 10.3 0.2 1.9 2.1 3.1 0.9 0.2 2.4 2.6 4.1 9.5 .434 1.1 3.4 .333 0.9 1.1 .824

Season 7
Billy Cunningham Mike Evans
Season 1971-721985-86
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 75 38.7 23.3 - - 12.2 5.9 - - - 3.9 8.8 19.0 .461 - - - 5.7 8.0 .712
Mike Evans 81 17.1 9.5 0.4 0.9 1.2 2.2 0.8 0.0 1.5 2.0 3.8 8.8 .425 0.5 2.2 .222 1.6 1.8 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mike Evans 10 20.4 9.2 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.9 3.0 8.2 .366 0.7 2.9 .241 2.5 3.0 .833

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

Season 8
Billy Cunningham Mike Evans
Season 1974-751986-87
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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
Mike Evans 81 19.3 10.1 0.4 1.1 1.6 2.3 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.8 4.1 9.0 .458 0.7 2.1 .314 1.2 1.5 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mike Evans 3 19.0 6.0 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.3 6.3 .368 0.7 2.3 .286 0.7 0.7 1.000

Season 9
Billy Cunningham Mike Evans
Season 1975-761987-88
Team Philadelphia 76ersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Mike Evans 56 11.7 6.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.4 2.5 5.5 .453 0.6 1.6 .396 0.5 0.7 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mike Evans 11 19.9 10.5 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.1 1.1 0.0 1.1 1.7 4.1 10.4 .395 1.1 4.0 .273 1.3 1.4 .933
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