Billy Cunningham vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore Smith 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.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Elmore Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader Billy Cunningham 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Elmore Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Elmore Smith 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

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.