Billy Cunningham vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)

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.