Billy Cunningham vs. Earl Shannon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Shannon 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 Shannon

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Earl Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Earl Shannon 3

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Earl Shannon 0

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Earl Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Earl Shannon 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Earl Shannon 8.6

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

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Earl Shannon 1.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Earl Shannon 1,156

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

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Earl Shannon 177

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

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

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Earl Shannon 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Earl Shannon .305

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

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Earl Shannon .598

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947)

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

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Earl Shannon -

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

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Earl Shannon -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Earl Shannon -

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

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Earl Shannon -

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

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

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Earl Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Earl Shannon -

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

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Earl Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Earl Shannon -

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

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Earl Shannon -

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

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Earl Shannon - 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.