Billy Cunningham vs. Don Ford Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Ford 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.

Don Ford

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Don Ford: 1975-76 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Don Ford 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Don Ford 7

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Don Ford 3

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Don Ford 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Don Ford 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Don Ford 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Don Ford 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Don Ford 3.6

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Don Ford 1.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Don Ford 0.6

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Don Ford 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Don Ford 3,016

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Don Ford 1,691

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Don Ford 647

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Don Ford 274

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Don Ford 139

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Don Ford 474

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Don Ford .464

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Don Ford .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Don Ford .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Don Ford 9.6 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Don Ford 4.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Don Ford 1.8 (1978)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Don Ford 0.9 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Don Ford 0.6 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Don Ford 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Don Ford 4.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Don Ford 2.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Don Ford 1.1

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Don Ford 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Don Ford 144

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Don Ford 85

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Don Ford 44

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Don Ford 21

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Don Ford 6

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Don Ford 20

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Don Ford .443

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Don Ford - *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Don Ford .718

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Don Ford 10.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Don Ford 5.3 (1977)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Don Ford 3.4 (1977)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Don Ford 1.5 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Don Ford 0.4 (1977)

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. 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.