Billy Cunningham vs. Bruce Hale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bruce Hale 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.

Bruce Hale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Bruce Hale: 1948-49 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Bruce Hale 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Bruce Hale 3

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Bruce Hale 2

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Bruce Hale 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Bruce Hale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Bruce Hale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Bruce Hale 9.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Bruce Hale 1.9 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Bruce Hale 3.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Bruce Hale 1,297

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Bruce Hale 49 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Bruce Hale 424

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Bruce Hale 142

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Bruce Hale .333

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Bruce Hale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Bruce Hale .763

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Bruce Hale 10.5 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Bruce Hale 1.9 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Bruce Hale 3.5 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Bruce Hale - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Bruce Hale 6.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Bruce Hale 0.0 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Bruce Hale 2.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Bruce Hale 43

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Bruce Hale 0 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Bruce Hale 17

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Bruce Hale 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Bruce Hale .350

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Bruce Hale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Bruce Hale .882

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Bruce Hale 7.2 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Bruce Hale 0.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Bruce Hale 2.8 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Bruce Hale - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.