Billy Cunningham vs. Garfield Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garfield 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.

Garfield Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Garfield Smith: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Garfield Smith 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Garfield Smith 2

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Garfield Smith 1

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Garfield Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Garfield Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Garfield Smith 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Garfield Smith 2.1

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Garfield Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Garfield Smith 168

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Garfield Smith 132

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Garfield Smith 17

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Garfield Smith 63

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Garfield Smith .385

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

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Garfield Smith .322

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Garfield Smith 2.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Garfield Smith 2.6 (1971)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Garfield Smith - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Garfield Smith 0.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Garfield Smith 0.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Garfield Smith 0.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Garfield Smith 2

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Garfield Smith 1

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Garfield Smith 0

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Garfield Smith 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Garfield Smith .200

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

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Garfield Smith .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Garfield Smith 0.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Garfield Smith 0.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Garfield Smith 0.0 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Garfield Smith - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Garfield Smith - 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.