Steve Alford vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) 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.