Billy Cunningham vs. James Edwards Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Edwards 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.

James Edwards

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 James Edwards 3

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 James Edwards 19

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 James Edwards 11

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 James Edwards 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 James Edwards 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 James Edwards 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 James Edwards 12.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 James Edwards 5.1

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 James Edwards 1.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * James Edwards 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * James Edwards 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 James Edwards 14,862

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 James Edwards 6,004

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 James Edwards 1,499

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * James Edwards 420

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * James Edwards 867

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 James Edwards 1,168

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 James Edwards .495

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** James Edwards .048 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 James Edwards .698

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) James Edwards 16.7 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) James Edwards 8.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) James Edwards 2.6 (1981)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * James Edwards 0.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * James Edwards 1.6 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 James Edwards 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 James Edwards 3.2

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 James Edwards 0.8

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Edwards 0.2

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Edwards 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 James Edwards 1,030

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 James Edwards 354

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 James Edwards 84

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * James Edwards 17

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * James Edwards 46

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 James Edwards 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 James Edwards .468

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** James Edwards .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 James Edwards .682

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) James Edwards 14.3 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) James Edwards 7.0 (1981)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) James Edwards 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Edwards 0.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Edwards 0.6 (1984)

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. 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.