Billy Cunningham vs. Tony Delk Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tony Delk 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, 1 less than Tony Delk, who played 10. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Tony Delk had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Billy Cunningham	Tony Delk
Season	1965-66	1996-97
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Div Finals	Hornets 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
Tony Delk	61	14.2	5.4	0.5	1.1	1.6	1.6	0.6	0.1	1.1	1.2	2.0	4.2	.465	0.9	1.8	.464	0.7	0.8	.824
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
Tony Delk	3	28.0	10.3	1.7	1.7	3.3	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	3.3	4.3	10.3	.419	1.7	4.3	.385	0.0	0.0	-

Season 2
	Billy Cunningham	Tony Delk
Season	1966-67	1997-98
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Charlotte Hornets, Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	81	26.8	18.5	-	-	7.3	2.5	-	-	-	3.2	6.9	15.0	.459	-	-	-	4.7	6.9	.686
Tony Delk	77	21.8	10.1	0.5	1.7	2.2	2.2	0.9	0.2	1.4	1.2	4.1	10.4	.393	0.5	2.0	.268	1.4	2.0	.735
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
Tony Delk	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	Billy Cunningham	Tony Delk
Season	1968-69	1999-00
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Div Semis	Kings 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	82	40.8	24.8	-	-	12.8	3.5	-	-	-	4.0	9.0	21.2	.426	-	-	-	6.8	9.2	.737
Tony Delk	46	14.8	6.4	0.8	1.1	1.9	1.2	0.8	0.1	0.7	1.3	2.6	6.1	.430	0.2	0.9	.225	1.0	1.3	.797
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
Tony Delk	5	20.4	11.2	2.2	1.4	3.6	1.4	0.6	0.0	1.6	2.2	3.6	8.2	.439	0.6	1.0	.600	3.4	4.6	.739

Season 5
	Billy Cunningham	Tony Delk
Season	1969-70	2000-01
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Div Semis	Suns 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
Tony Delk	82	27.9	12.3	0.9	2.3	3.2	2.0	0.9	0.2	1.2	2.1	4.7	11.3	.415	0.7	2.0	.321	2.3	2.9	.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
Tony Delk	4	28.8	11.8	1.3	2.8	4.0	1.0	0.8	0.0	1.3	1.8	4.5	10.8	.419	1.0	2.5	.400	1.8	2.8	.636

Season 6
	Billy Cunningham	Tony Delk
Season	1970-71	2001-02
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Celtics 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	81	38.1	23.0	-	-	11.7	4.9	-	-	-	4.0	8.7	18.8	.462	-	-	-	5.6	7.7	.734
Tony Delk	63	23.0	9.5	0.9	2.3	3.2	2.1	0.8	0.2	0.9	1.6	3.6	9.3	.384	1.1	3.4	.313	1.2	1.5	.804
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
Tony Delk	14	16.1	4.7	0.6	1.9	2.4	1.1	0.6	0.4	1.1	0.9	1.6	4.6	.354	0.9	2.4	.394	0.5	0.9	.583

Season 7
	Billy Cunningham	Tony Delk
Season	1971-72	2002-03
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics 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	75	38.7	23.3	-	-	12.2	5.9	-	-	-	3.9	8.8	19.0	.461	-	-	-	5.7	8.0	.712
Tony Delk	67	28.0	9.8	0.6	2.9	3.5	2.2	1.1	0.1	1.0	1.9	3.5	8.4	.416	1.8	4.5	.395	1.0	1.3	.782
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Billy Cunningham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tony Delk	10	36.8	15.8	0.5	4.2	4.7	3.6	1.2	0.4	1.3	2.4	5.4	11.4	.474	2.2	4.9	.449	2.8	3.2	.875

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