Billy Cunningham vs. Pep Saul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pep Saul 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.

Pep Saul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Pep Saul: 1949-50 to 1954-55

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Pep Saul 4

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Pep Saul 6

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Pep Saul 5

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Pep Saul 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Pep Saul 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Pep Saul 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Pep Saul 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Pep Saul 1.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Pep Saul 2,152

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Pep Saul 683 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Pep Saul 596

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Pep Saul 384

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Pep Saul .360

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Pep Saul .739

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Pep Saul 7.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Pep Saul 2.6 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Pep Saul 2.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Pep Saul - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Pep Saul 6.6

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Pep Saul 2.0 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Pep Saul 1.8

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Pep Saul - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Pep Saul 321

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Pep Saul 94 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Pep Saul 87

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Pep Saul - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Pep Saul 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Pep Saul .428

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Pep Saul - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Pep Saul .730

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Pep Saul 11.3 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Pep Saul 2.8 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Pep Saul 3.5 (1952)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Pep Saul - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Pep Saul - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.