James Bailey vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and James Bailey 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

James Bailey

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Bailey 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games James Bailey 595 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games James Bailey 14 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage James Bailey - Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) 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.