Chuck Cooper vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Chuck Cooper 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

Chuck Cooper

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chuck Cooper: 1950-51 to 1955-56
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chuck Cooper 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Chuck Cooper 6 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Chuck Cooper 5 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Chuck Cooper 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Chuck Cooper 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chuck Cooper 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.7 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.9 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.8 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 2,725 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 2,431 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 733 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Chuck Cooper 409 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .339 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .743 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 9.3 (1951) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 8.5 (1951) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.6 (1951) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 5.3 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 4.5 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 1.0 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chuck Cooper 139 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Chuck Cooper 116 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Chuck Cooper 27 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Chuck Cooper 26 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chuck Cooper .346 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chuck Cooper .785 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chuck Cooper 11.0 (1952) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Chuck Cooper 6.5 (1953) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Chuck Cooper 2.3 (1953) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Chuck Cooper - n/a ** Billy Cunningham - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. 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.