Greg Anderson vs. Billy Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy Cunningham and Greg Anderson, 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.

Greg Anderson played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Billy Cunningham, who played 9. Greg Anderson had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, 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
Greg Anderson 10 5 1987-88 to 1997-98
Billy Cunningham 9 6 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Greg Anderson Billy Cunningham
Season 1987-881965-66
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 24.2 11.7 2.0 4.3 6.3 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.7 2.8 4.6 9.2 .501 0.0 0.1 .200 2.4 4.0 .604
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 %
Greg Anderson 3 31.7 12.7 2.0 5.0 7.0 1.0 0.7 1.3 3.3 3.3 5.7 12.0 .472 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 3.0 .444
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

Greg Anderson Billy Cunningham
Season 1988-891966-67
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 29.3 13.7 3.1 5.1 8.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 2.2 2.7 5.6 11.1 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 4.9 .514
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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Anderson Billy Cunningham
Season 1989-901967-68
Team Milwaukee BucksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Greg Anderson 60 21.5 8.8 1.9 4.4 6.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.9 3.7 7.2 .507 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.8 .535
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 %
Greg Anderson 4 25.3 8.3 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 4.8 3.3 4.8 .684 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 3.5 .500
Billy Cunningham 3 28.7 20.7 - - 7.3 3.3 - - - 5.3 8.0 14.3 .558 - - - 4.7 5.7 .824

Season 4

Greg Anderson Billy Cunningham
Season 1990-911968-69
Team Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, 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 %
Greg Anderson 68 13.6 4.3 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.2 2.1 1.7 4.0 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.7 .522
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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Anderson Billy Cunningham
Season 1991-921969-70
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 %
Greg Anderson 82 34.1 11.5 4.1 7.4 11.5 1.0 1.1 0.8 2.5 3.2 4.7 10.4 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.3 .623
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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham 5 41.0 29.2 - - 10.4 4.0 - - - 3.8 12.2 24.6 .496 - - - 4.8 7.2 .667

Note: Greg Anderson didn't play in 1992-93.

Season 6

Greg Anderson Billy Cunningham
Season 1993-941970-71
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 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 %
Greg Anderson 77 21.1 6.4 2.4 5.0 7.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.2 3.0 2.6 4.8 .543 0.0 0.0 .333 1.1 2.0 .571
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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
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

Greg Anderson Billy Cunningham
Season 1994-951971-72
Team Atlanta HawksPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Greg Anderson 51 12.2 2.9 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 1.1 2.0 .548 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .479
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 %
Greg Anderson 3 13.0 1.7 0.3 4.0 4.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 3.0 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Greg Anderson Billy Cunningham
Season 1995-961974-75
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 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 %
Greg Anderson 46 7.5 1.2 0.6 1.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.5 1.0 .511 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.5 .240
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 %
Greg Anderson 6 5.7 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .500
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Greg Anderson Billy Cunningham
Season 1996-971975-76
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 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 %
Greg Anderson 82 20.2 3.9 1.9 3.5 5.5 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.7 1.6 3.2 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .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 %
Greg Anderson ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Greg Anderson Billy Cunningham
Season 1997-98-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Greg Anderson 50 8.0 1.8 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.7 1.6 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.8 .390
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Greg Anderson 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------