Larry Bird vs. Dick Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Cunningham and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Dick Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Dick Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Dick Cunningham 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Dick Cunningham 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Dick Cunningham 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Dick Cunningham 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Dick Cunningham 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Dick Cunningham 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Dick Cunningham 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Dick Cunningham 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Dick Cunningham 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Dick Cunningham 2.8

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Dick Cunningham 3.7

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Dick Cunningham 0.6

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Dick Cunningham 0.2 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Dick Cunningham 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Dick Cunningham 1,012

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Dick Cunningham 1,324

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Dick Cunningham 221

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Dick Cunningham 2 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Dick Cunningham 2 *

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Dick Cunningham 358

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Dick Cunningham .406

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Dick Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Dick Cunningham .636

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Dick Cunningham 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Dick Cunningham 1.4

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Dick Cunningham 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Dick Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Dick Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Dick Cunningham 47

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Dick Cunningham 39

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Dick Cunningham 5

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Dick Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Dick Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Dick Cunningham 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Dick Cunningham .500

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Dick Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Dick Cunningham .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Dick Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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, this player has no data for the stat.