Sam Bowie vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Sam Bowie 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

Sam Bowie

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Bowie 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Sam Bowie 10 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Sam Bowie 5 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Sam Bowie 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Bowie 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.9 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 7.5 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.1 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.8 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 5,564 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 3,845 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Sam Bowie 1,075 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Sam Bowie 263 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 909 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 511 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .452 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .302 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .748 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 5.7 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 5.5 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 1.3 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.4 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 165 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 160 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Sam Bowie 38 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Sam Bowie 14 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 41 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 29 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .403 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .500 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .673 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989) 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.