Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Dick Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Cunningham and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Dick Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Dick Cunningham 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Dick Cunningham 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Dick Cunningham 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Dick Cunningham 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Cunningham 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Dick Cunningham 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Dick Cunningham 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Dick Cunningham 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Dick Cunningham 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Dick Cunningham 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Cunningham 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Dick Cunningham 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Dick Cunningham 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Dick Cunningham 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Dick Cunningham 3.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Dick Cunningham 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Dick Cunningham 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Dick Cunningham 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Dick Cunningham 1,012

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Dick Cunningham 1,324

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Dick Cunningham 221

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Dick Cunningham 2 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Dick Cunningham 2 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Dick Cunningham 358

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Dick Cunningham .406

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Dick Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Dick Cunningham .636

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Dick Cunningham 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Dick Cunningham 1.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Dick Cunningham 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Dick Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Dick Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Dick Cunningham 47

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Dick Cunningham 39

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Dick Cunningham 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Dick Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Dick Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Dick Cunningham 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Dick Cunningham .500

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Dick Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Dick Cunningham .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Dick Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Dick 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. 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.