Billy Cunningham vs. DeWayne Scales Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeWayne Scales 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.

DeWayne Scales

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
DeWayne Scales: 1980-81 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 DeWayne Scales 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 DeWayne Scales 3

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 DeWayne Scales 0

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 DeWayne Scales 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 DeWayne Scales 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 DeWayne Scales 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 DeWayne Scales 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 DeWayne Scales 2.9

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 DeWayne Scales 0.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * DeWayne Scales 0.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * DeWayne Scales 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 DeWayne Scales 224

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 DeWayne Scales 140

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 DeWayne Scales 10

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * DeWayne Scales 14

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * DeWayne Scales 5

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 DeWayne Scales 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 DeWayne Scales .417

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** DeWayne Scales .167

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 DeWayne Scales .628

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) DeWayne Scales 4.9 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) DeWayne Scales 3.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) DeWayne Scales 0.2 (1981)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * DeWayne Scales 0.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * DeWayne Scales 0.3 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 DeWayne Scales -

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 DeWayne Scales -

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 DeWayne Scales -

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * DeWayne Scales -

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * DeWayne Scales -

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 DeWayne Scales -

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 DeWayne Scales -

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 DeWayne Scales -

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * DeWayne Scales -

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * DeWayne Scales -

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 DeWayne Scales 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 DeWayne Scales -

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** DeWayne Scales -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 DeWayne Scales -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) DeWayne Scales -

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) DeWayne Scales -

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) DeWayne Scales -

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * DeWayne Scales -

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * DeWayne Scales -

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.