Billy Cunningham vs. James Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Silas 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 Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
James Silas: 1976-77 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 James Silas 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 James Silas 6

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 James Silas 4

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 James Silas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 James Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 James Silas 14.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 James Silas 2.1

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 James Silas 3.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * James Silas 0.7

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * James Silas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 James Silas 5,060

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 James Silas 745

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 James Silas 1,215

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * James Silas 252

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * James Silas 56

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 James Silas 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 James Silas .485

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

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 James Silas .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) James Silas 17.7 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) James Silas 3.1 (1981)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) James Silas 4.5 (1980)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * James Silas 1.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * James Silas 0.3 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 James Silas 14.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 James Silas 2.4

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 James Silas 3.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Silas 1.2

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Silas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 James Silas 397

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 James Silas 64

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 James Silas 95

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * James Silas 32

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * James Silas 2

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 James Silas 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 James Silas .448

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** James Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 James Silas .808

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) James Silas 19.1 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) James Silas 3.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) James Silas 4.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Silas 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Silas 0.3 (1980)

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.