Billy Cunningham vs. Howie Shannon Comparison

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

Howie Shannon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Howie Shannon: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Howie Shannon 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Howie Shannon 2

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Howie Shannon 0

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Howie Shannon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Howie Shannon 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Howie Shannon 10.8

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

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Howie Shannon 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Howie Shannon 1,323

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

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Howie Shannon 299

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

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

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Howie Shannon 122

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Howie Shannon .355

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

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Howie Shannon .795

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Howie Shannon 13.4 (1949)

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

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Howie Shannon 2.6 (1950)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Howie Shannon -

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

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Howie Shannon -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Howie Shannon -

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

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Howie Shannon -

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

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

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Howie Shannon 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Howie Shannon -

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

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Howie Shannon -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Howie 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.