Melvin Booker vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Melvin Booker 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

Melvin Booker

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Booker: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Booker 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Melvin Booker 2 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Melvin Booker 0 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Melvin Booker 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Melvin Booker 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Booker 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.2 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.2 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.3 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.3 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker 166 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker 38 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Melvin Booker 74 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Melvin Booker 8 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Melvin Booker 3 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Melvin Booker 32 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker .400 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker .268 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker .871 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.8 (1997) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.4 (1997) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.5 (1997) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.5 (1996) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 (1997) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Melvin Booker 0 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - 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.