Rick Carlisle vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Rick Carlisle 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

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Carlisle 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 0 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.