Billy Cunningham vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers and Billy Cunningham that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.