Billy Cunningham vs. Semi Ojeleye Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Semi Ojeleye 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, 4 more than Semi Ojeleye, who played 5. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Semi Ojeleye had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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
Semi Ojeleye 5 4 2017-18 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Billy Cunningham Semi Ojeleye
Season 1965-662017-18
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 80 26.7 14.3 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.8 5.4 12.6 .426 - - - 3.5 5.5 .634
Semi Ojeleye 73 15.8 2.7 0.5 1.7 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.2 0.9 2.6 .346 0.5 1.7 .320 0.3 0.6 .610
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
Semi Ojeleye 17 13.5 1.9 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.6 1.9 .303 0.4 1.3 .273 0.4 0.4 .857

Season 2

Billy Cunningham Semi Ojeleye
Season 1966-672018-19
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionCeltics 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
Semi Ojeleye 56 10.6 3.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.2 2.8 .424 0.5 1.6 .315 0.4 0.7 .615
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
Semi Ojeleye 6 5.7 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.5 .444 0.5 0.8 .600 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 3

Billy Cunningham Semi Ojeleye
Season 1967-682019-20
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsCeltics Lost East 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 74 28.1 18.9 - - 7.6 2.5 - - - 3.5 7.0 15.9 .438 - - - 5.0 6.9 .723
Semi Ojeleye 69 14.7 3.4 0.4 1.7 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.2 1.2 2.8 .408 0.7 1.8 .378 0.4 0.5 .875
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
Semi Ojeleye 13 9.4 1.6 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.5 2.2 .250 0.4 1.8 .217 0.2 0.2 1.000

Season 4

Billy Cunningham Semi Ojeleye
Season 1968-692020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisCeltics 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 82 40.8 24.8 - - 12.8 3.5 - - - 4.0 9.0 21.2 .426 - - - 6.8 9.2 .737
Semi Ojeleye 56 17.0 4.6 0.6 2.1 2.6 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.6 3.9 .403 1.0 2.8 .367 0.4 0.6 .750
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
Semi Ojeleye 2 6.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 1.5 .000 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 5

Billy Cunningham Semi Ojeleye
Season 1969-702021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersMilwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers
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
Semi Ojeleye 30 13.5 3.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.0 3.3 .303 0.5 1.7 .300 0.8 1.0 .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
Semi Ojeleye ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Billy Cunningham Semi Ojeleye
Season 1970-71-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers 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 38.1 23.0 - - 11.7 4.9 - - - 4.0 8.7 18.8 .462 - - - 5.6 7.7 .734
Semi Ojeleye ------- --- ----------
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
Semi Ojeleye ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Billy Cunningham Semi Ojeleye
Season 1971-72-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 75 38.7 23.3 - - 12.2 5.9 - - - 3.9 8.8 19.0 .461 - - - 5.7 8.0 .712
Semi Ojeleye ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Semi Ojeleye ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Billy Cunningham Semi Ojeleye
Season 1974-75-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 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
Semi Ojeleye ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Semi Ojeleye ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Billy Cunningham Semi Ojeleye
Season 1975-76-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 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
Semi Ojeleye ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Semi Ojeleye ------- --- ----------