Howard Carter vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Howard Carter 66 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Howard Carter 5 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) Billy Cunningham - *

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.