Mike Bratz vs. Billy Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy Cunningham and Mike Bratz, 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.

Mike Bratz and Billy Cunningham both played 9 years in the NBA. Mike Bratz had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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
Mike Bratz 9 5 1977-78 to 1985-86
Billy Cunningham 9 6 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mike Bratz Billy Cunningham
Season 1977-781965-66
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Mike Bratz 80 11.7 4.7 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.3 2.0 4.9 .403 - - - 0.7 0.9 .824
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 %
Mike Bratz 2 4.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 .200 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Mike Bratz Billy Cunningham
Season 1978-791966-67
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
Mike Bratz 77 16.8 8.1 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.3 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.0 3.1 6.9 .454 - - - 1.8 2.2 .818
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 %
Mike Bratz 15 19.5 10.6 0.7 0.7 1.4 2.0 1.0 0.2 1.9 2.8 3.8 7.7 .496 - - - 3.0 3.9 .763
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

Mike Bratz Billy Cunningham
Season 1979-801967-68
Team Phoenix SunsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Mike Bratz 82 19.4 8.5 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.7 1.1 0.1 1.6 2.0 3.3 8.4 .392 0.3 1.0 .244 1.7 2.0 .870
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 %
Mike Bratz 8 21.1 13.0 0.8 1.8 2.5 2.0 1.1 0.0 1.6 2.5 5.4 10.5 .512 1.1 2.9 .391 1.1 1.3 .900
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

Mike Bratz Billy Cunningham
Season 1980-811968-69
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 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 %
Mike Bratz 80 32.4 10.0 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.7 1.7 0.2 2.0 2.4 4.0 10.2 .390 0.7 2.1 .337 1.3 1.7 .811
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 %
Mike Bratz ------- --- ----------
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

Mike Bratz Billy Cunningham
Season 1981-821969-70
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Mike Bratz 81 20.0 7.7 0.5 1.6 2.0 5.4 0.8 0.1 1.7 2.3 2.8 7.0 .407 0.6 1.7 .333 1.5 1.9 .783
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 %
Mike Bratz 9 20.0 4.8 0.2 1.3 1.6 5.3 1.0 0.0 1.3 2.2 1.7 5.8 .288 0.6 2.0 .278 0.9 1.1 .800
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

Mike Bratz Billy Cunningham
Season 1982-831970-71
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 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 %
Mike Bratz 15 9.3 2.6 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.3 0.9 2.8 .333 0.1 0.5 .125 0.7 0.9 .769
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 %
Mike Bratz ------- --- ----------
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

Mike Bratz Billy Cunningham
Season 1983-841971-72
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 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 %
Mike Bratz 82 17.4 6.8 0.5 1.2 1.7 3.1 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.9 2.6 6.4 .409 0.2 0.6 .294 1.5 1.7 .876
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 %
Mike Bratz ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Mike Bratz Billy Cunningham
Season 1984-851974-75
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 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 %
Mike Bratz 56 13.3 5.1 0.2 0.8 1.0 2.2 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.4 1.9 4.5 .424 0.1 0.5 .231 1.2 1.5 .841
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 %
Mike Bratz ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Mike Bratz Billy Cunningham
Season 1985-861975-76
Team Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Mike Bratz 33 8.2 2.1 0.1 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.8 2.1 .371 0.1 0.4 .286 0.4 0.5 .778
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 %
Mike Bratz 3 5.0 2.3 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------