Billy Cunningham vs. James Young Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 James Young 2

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 James Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 James Young 96

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 James Young 28

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * James Young 24

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * James Young 5

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 James Young 7

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 James Young 3

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * James Young 0

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * James Young 0

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * James Young 0.0 (2017)

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.