Billy Cunningham vs. Vern Gardner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Gardner 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.

Vern Gardner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Vern Gardner: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Vern Gardner 3

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Vern Gardner 3

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Vern Gardner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Vern Gardner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Vern Gardner 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Vern Gardner 8.9

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Vern Gardner 4.0 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Vern Gardner 1.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Vern Gardner 1,339

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Vern Gardner 349 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Vern Gardner 245

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Vern Gardner 151

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Vern Gardner .344

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Vern Gardner .748

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Vern Gardner 13.5 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Vern Gardner 4.1 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Vern Gardner 1.9 (1950)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Vern Gardner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Vern Gardner 10.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Vern Gardner 3.6 *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Vern Gardner 0.7

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Vern Gardner 71

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Vern Gardner 18 *

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Vern Gardner 5

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Vern Gardner 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Vern Gardner .366

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Vern Gardner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Vern Gardner .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Vern Gardner 18.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Vern Gardner 4.7 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Vern Gardner 1.0 (1952)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Vern Gardner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Vern Gardner - 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.