Darrell Arthur vs. Billy Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy Cunningham and Darrell Arthur, 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.

Darrell Arthur and Billy Cunningham both played 9 years in the NBA. Darrell Arthur had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Billy Cunningham had his rookie season in 1965-66. 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
Darrell Arthur 9 2 2008-09 to 2017-18
Billy Cunningham 9 6 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darrell Arthur Billy Cunningham
Season 2008-091965-66
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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 %
Darrell Arthur 76 19.3 5.6 1.4 3.1 4.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 2.7 2.5 5.7 .438 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .667
Billy Cunningham 80 26.7 14.3 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.8 5.4 12.6 .426 - - - 3.5 5.5 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Arthur ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham 4 17.3 5.3 - - 4.5 2.5 - - - 2.8 1.3 7.8 .161 - - - 2.8 3.3 .846

Season 2

Darrell Arthur Billy Cunningham
Season 2009-101966-67
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Arthur 32 14.3 4.5 1.2 2.3 3.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.9 2.0 4.6 .432 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .567
Billy Cunningham 81 26.8 18.5 - - 7.3 2.5 - - - 3.2 6.9 15.0 .459 - - - 4.7 6.9 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Arthur ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham 15 22.6 15.0 - - 6.2 2.2 - - - 3.5 5.5 14.7 .376 - - - 3.9 6.0 .656

Season 3

Darrell Arthur Billy Cunningham
Season 2010-111967-68
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis76ers Lost East Div 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 %
Darrell Arthur 80 20.1 9.1 1.4 2.8 4.3 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.1 2.9 3.9 7.8 .497 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.7 .813
Billy Cunningham 74 28.1 18.9 - - 7.6 2.5 - - - 3.5 7.0 15.9 .438 - - - 5.0 6.9 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Arthur 13 15.5 7.1 1.1 1.2 2.2 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 2.3 3.0 6.5 .459 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.0 1.3 .765
Billy Cunningham 3 28.7 20.7 - - 7.3 3.3 - - - 5.3 8.0 14.3 .558 - - - 4.7 5.7 .824

Note: Darrell Arthur didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 4

Darrell Arthur Billy Cunningham
Season 2012-131968-69
Team Memphis GrizzliesPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf Finals76ers Lost East Div 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 %
Darrell Arthur 59 16.4 6.1 1.2 1.7 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.7 2.1 2.7 6.1 .451 0.1 0.3 .278 0.6 0.8 .717
Billy Cunningham 82 40.8 24.8 - - 12.8 3.5 - - - 4.0 9.0 21.2 .426 - - - 6.8 9.2 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Arthur 15 11.7 3.9 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 2.4 1.7 3.5 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.6 .889
Billy Cunningham 5 43.4 24.4 - - 12.6 2.4 - - - 4.8 9.8 23.4 .419 - - - 4.8 7.6 .632

Season 5

Darrell Arthur Billy Cunningham
Season 2013-141969-70
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Div 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 %
Darrell Arthur 68 17.1 5.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.7 2.4 6.0 .395 0.4 0.9 .375 0.8 0.9 .855
Billy Cunningham 81 39.4 26.1 - - 13.6 4.3 - - - 4.1 9.9 21.1 .469 - - - 6.3 8.6 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Arthur ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham 5 41.0 29.2 - - 10.4 4.0 - - - 3.8 12.2 24.6 .496 - - - 4.8 7.2 .667

Season 6

Darrell Arthur Billy Cunningham
Season 2014-151970-71
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Darrell Arthur 58 17.0 6.6 0.9 2.0 2.9 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.8 2.5 2.7 6.6 .404 0.4 1.9 .236 0.8 1.0 .780
Billy Cunningham 81 38.1 23.0 - - 11.7 4.9 - - - 4.0 8.7 18.8 .462 - - - 5.6 7.7 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Arthur ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham 7 43.0 25.9 - - 15.4 5.7 - - - 4.0 9.6 20.3 .472 - - - 6.7 9.6 .701

Season 7

Darrell Arthur Billy Cunningham
Season 2015-161971-72
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Darrell Arthur 70 21.7 7.5 1.2 3.0 4.2 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.9 2.6 3.2 7.0 .452 0.6 1.7 .385 0.6 0.8 .755
Billy Cunningham 75 38.7 23.3 - - 12.2 5.9 - - - 3.9 8.8 19.0 .461 - - - 5.7 8.0 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Arthur ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Darrell Arthur Billy Cunningham
Season 2016-171974-75
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Darrell Arthur 41 15.6 6.4 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.9 2.3 5.2 .442 1.3 2.9 .453 0.5 0.5 .864
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Arthur ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Darrell Arthur Billy Cunningham
Season 2017-181975-76
Team Denver NuggetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Darrell Arthur 19 7.4 2.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.2 1.2 2.5 .468 0.4 1.2 .348 0.1 0.2 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Darrell Arthur ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------