Billy Cunningham vs. Zaccharie Risacher Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zaccharie Risacher 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, 8 more than Zaccharie Risacher, who played 1. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Zaccharie Risacher had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 achievements, 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 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Billy Cunningham | Zaccharie Risacher | |
| Season | 1965-66 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | 76ers Lost East Div Finals | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +5 | +2.1 | +1.7 | +3.9 | +1.4 | -1.8 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +.032 | +2.1 | +3.5 | +.077 | ||||||||
| Zaccharie Risacher | 75 | 24.6 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 10.4 | .458 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .355 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .711 |
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| 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 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Billy Cunningham played 8 seasons more than Zaccharie Risacher in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 9, from 1967 to 1976—Billy Cunningham played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Zaccharie Risacher, Billy Cunningham got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-NBA First Team 1 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-Star Game |