Archie Clark vs. Billy Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy Cunningham and Archie Clark, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Archie Clark played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Billy Cunningham, who played 9. Archie Clark had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, while Billy Cunningham had his rookie season in 1965-66. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Archie Clark 10 10 1966-67 to 1975-76
Billy Cunningham 9 6 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Archie Clark Billy Cunningham
Season 1966-671965-66
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div Semis76ers Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 76 23.2 10.5 - - 2.9 2.7 - - - 2.5 4.4 9.6 .452 - - - 1.8 2.5 .708
Billy Cunningham 80 26.7 14.3 - - 7.5 2.6 - - - 3.8 5.4 12.6 .426 - - - 3.5 5.5 .634
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 3 41.7 25.7 - - 4.3 5.0 - - - 3.7 10.7 20.7 .516 - - - 4.3 5.7 .765
Billy Cunningham 4 17.3 5.3 - - 4.5 2.5 - - - 2.8 1.3 7.8 .161 - - - 2.8 3.3 .846

Season 2

Archie Clark Billy Cunningham
Season 1967-681966-67
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 81 37.5 19.9 - - 4.2 4.4 - - - 2.9 7.8 16.2 .480 - - - 4.4 5.9 .740
Billy Cunningham 81 26.8 18.5 - - 7.3 2.5 - - - 3.2 6.9 15.0 .459 - - - 4.7 6.9 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 15 35.2 15.3 - - 3.1 4.0 - - - 2.8 5.9 13.7 .427 - - - 3.5 4.6 .768
Billy Cunningham 15 22.6 15.0 - - 6.2 2.2 - - - 3.5 5.5 14.7 .376 - - - 3.9 6.0 .656

Season 3

Archie Clark Billy Cunningham
Season 1968-691967-68
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div Semis76ers Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 82 26.1 13.5 - - 3.2 3.6 - - - 2.3 5.4 11.3 .478 - - - 2.7 3.8 .697
Billy Cunningham 74 28.1 18.9 - - 7.6 2.5 - - - 3.5 7.0 15.9 .438 - - - 5.0 6.9 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 5 37.0 19.4 - - 3.8 4.4 - - - 3.4 8.0 15.4 .519 - - - 3.4 3.8 .895
Billy Cunningham 3 28.7 20.7 - - 7.3 3.3 - - - 5.3 8.0 14.3 .558 - - - 4.7 5.7 .824

Season 4

Archie Clark Billy Cunningham
Season 1969-701968-69
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div Semis76ers Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 76 36.5 19.7 - - 4.0 5.0 - - - 2.6 7.8 15.8 .496 - - - 4.1 5.2 .785
Billy Cunningham 82 40.8 24.8 - - 12.8 3.5 - - - 4.0 9.0 21.2 .426 - - - 6.8 9.2 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 5 29.2 13.6 - - 2.8 3.6 - - - 2.0 5.2 12.0 .433 - - - 3.2 4.4 .727
Billy Cunningham 5 43.4 24.4 - - 12.6 2.4 - - - 4.8 9.8 23.4 .419 - - - 4.8 7.6 .632

Season 5

Archie Clark Billy Cunningham
Season 1970-711969-70
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 82 39.6 21.3 - - 4.8 5.4 - - - 2.6 8.1 16.3 .496 - - - 5.1 6.5 .787
Billy Cunningham 81 39.4 26.1 - - 13.6 4.3 - - - 4.1 9.9 21.1 .469 - - - 6.3 8.6 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 7 42.1 23.6 - - 4.1 4.9 - - - 3.0 9.4 19.9 .475 - - - 4.7 6.4 .733
Billy Cunningham 5 41.0 29.2 - - 10.4 4.0 - - - 3.8 12.2 24.6 .496 - - - 4.8 7.2 .667

Season 6

Archie Clark Billy Cunningham
Season 1971-721970-71
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Baltimore BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf Semis76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 77 42.7 25.2 - - 3.5 8.0 - - - 2.5 9.2 19.7 .470 - - - 6.7 8.7 .771
Billy Cunningham 81 38.1 23.0 - - 11.7 4.9 - - - 4.0 8.7 18.8 .462 - - - 5.6 7.7 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 6 45.2 26.7 - - 4.0 7.8 - - - 2.5 9.2 21.0 .437 - - - 8.3 9.8 .847
Billy Cunningham 7 43.0 25.9 - - 15.4 5.7 - - - 4.0 9.6 20.3 .472 - - - 6.7 9.6 .701

Season 7

Archie Clark Billy Cunningham
Season 1972-731971-72
Team Baltimore BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 39 37.9 18.3 - - 3.3 7.1 - - - 2.8 7.7 15.3 .507 - - - 2.8 3.5 .810
Billy Cunningham 75 38.7 23.3 - - 12.2 5.9 - - - 3.9 8.8 19.0 .461 - - - 5.7 8.0 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 5 42.8 21.2 - - 3.4 5.2 - - - 4.0 9.2 18.4 .500 - - - 2.8 3.6 .778
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Note: Billy Cunningham didn't play in 1972-73 and 1973-74.

Season 8

Archie Clark Billy Cunningham
Season 1973-741974-75
Team Capital BulletsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 56 31.9 13.1 0.8 1.7 2.5 5.1 1.1 0.1 - 2.2 5.6 12.1 .467 - - - 1.8 2.3 .786
Billy Cunningham 80 35.7 19.5 1.6 7.5 9.1 5.5 1.1 0.4 - 3.4 7.6 17.8 .428 - - - 4.3 5.6 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 7 23.1 7.3 0.4 1.4 1.9 2.1 0.7 0.0 - 1.9 2.9 8.4 .339 - - - 1.6 2.9 .550
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Archie Clark Billy Cunningham
Season 1974-751975-76
Team Seattle SupersonicsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 77 32.2 13.9 0.8 2.3 3.1 5.6 1.4 0.1 - 2.4 5.9 11.9 .495 - - - 2.1 2.5 .834
Billy Cunningham 20 32.0 13.7 1.5 5.9 7.4 5.4 1.2 0.5 - 2.9 5.2 12.6 .410 - - - 3.4 4.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 9 29.9 11.1 0.8 2.8 3.6 3.4 0.7 0.1 - 2.6 4.6 10.4 .436 - - - 2.0 2.2 .900
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Archie Clark Billy Cunningham
Season 1975-76-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 79 20.1 7.6 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.8 0.8 0.1 - 2.0 3.2 7.3 .433 - - - 1.3 1.5 .862
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Archie Clark 9 21.3 8.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 3.2 0.7 0.0 - 2.8 3.3 6.9 .484 - - - 1.3 2.0 .667
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------