Billy Cunningham vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Cunningham 0 * Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Paul Pierce 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Paul Pierce 4

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)

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.