Billy Cunningham vs. Jack Nichols Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jack Nichols 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.

Jack Nichols

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Jack Nichols 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Jack Nichols 9

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Jack Nichols 7

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Jack Nichols 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Jack Nichols 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Jack Nichols 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Jack Nichols 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Jack Nichols 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Jack Nichols 1.9

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Jack Nichols 5,269

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Jack Nichols 2,793 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Jack Nichols 965

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Jack Nichols 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Jack Nichols .368

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Jack Nichols .752

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Jack Nichols - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Jack Nichols 10.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Jack Nichols 5.6 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Jack Nichols 2.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Jack Nichols 519

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Jack Nichols 209 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Jack Nichols 117

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Jack Nichols 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Jack Nichols .389

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Jack Nichols - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Jack Nichols .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Jack Nichols - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.