Billy Cunningham vs. Herb Scherer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Scherer 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.

Herb Scherer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Herb Scherer 2

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Herb Scherer 0

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Herb Scherer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Herb Scherer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Herb Scherer 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Herb Scherer 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Herb Scherer 2.4

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Herb Scherer 0.7

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Herb Scherer 115

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Herb Scherer 76

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Herb Scherer 23

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Herb Scherer 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Herb Scherer .289

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Herb Scherer .592

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Herb Scherer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Herb Scherer -

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Herb Scherer -

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Herb Scherer -

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Herb Scherer 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Herb Scherer -

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Herb Scherer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Herb Scherer -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Herb Scherer -

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Herb Scherer -

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Herb Scherer -

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Herb Scherer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Herb Scherer - 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.