Billy Cunningham vs. Earl Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Gardner 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.

Earl Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Earl Gardner: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Earl Gardner 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Earl Gardner 1

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Earl Gardner 1

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Earl Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Earl Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Earl Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Earl Gardner 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Earl Gardner 0.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Earl Gardner 89

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Earl Gardner 19

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Earl Gardner 50

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Earl Gardner .376

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Earl Gardner .464

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Earl Gardner 1.8 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Earl Gardner 0.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Earl Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Earl Gardner 0.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Earl Gardner 0.1

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Earl Gardner 4

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Earl Gardner 1

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Earl Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Earl Gardner .111

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Earl Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Earl Gardner .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Earl Gardner 0.6 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Earl Gardner - n/a **

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Earl Gardner 0.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Earl Gardner - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.