Billy Cunningham vs. Bob Rule Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Rule 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.

Bob Rule

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Bob Rule: 1967-68 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Bob Rule 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Bob Rule 8

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Bob Rule 0

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Bob Rule 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Bob Rule 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Bob Rule 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Bob Rule 17.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Bob Rule 8.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Bob Rule 1.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Bob Rule 0.4 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Bob Rule 7,007

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Bob Rule 3,333

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Bob Rule 594

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Bob Rule 12 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Bob Rule 10 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Bob Rule 403

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Bob Rule .461

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Bob Rule .686

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Bob Rule 29.8 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Bob Rule 11.5 (1971)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Bob Rule 2.0 (1975)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Bob Rule 0.5 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Bob Rule 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Bob Rule - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Bob Rule -

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Bob Rule -

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Bob Rule -

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Bob Rule - *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Bob Rule - *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Bob Rule 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Bob Rule -

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Bob Rule - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Bob Rule -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Bob Rule -

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Bob Rule -

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Bob Rule -

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Bob Rule - *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Bob Rule - *

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.