Billy Cunningham vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek 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.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Cunningham 0 * John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Cunningham 0 * John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

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.