Billy Cunningham vs. Carl Shaeffer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Carl Shaeffer 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.

Carl Shaeffer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Carl Shaeffer: 1949-50 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Carl Shaeffer 2

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Carl Shaeffer 1

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Carl Shaeffer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Carl Shaeffer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Carl Shaeffer 3.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Carl Shaeffer 1.0 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Carl Shaeffer 0.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Carl Shaeffer 165

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Carl Shaeffer 10 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Carl Shaeffer 46

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Carl Shaeffer 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Carl Shaeffer .357

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Carl Shaeffer .583

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Carl Shaeffer 1.0 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Carl Shaeffer 0.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Carl Shaeffer 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Carl Shaeffer 1.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Carl Shaeffer 21

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Carl Shaeffer 0 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Carl Shaeffer 7

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Carl Shaeffer 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Carl Shaeffer .333

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Carl Shaeffer .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Carl Shaeffer 3.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Carl Shaeffer - *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Carl Shaeffer 1.2 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Carl Shaeffer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Carl Shaeffer - 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.