Billy Cunningham vs. Alex Groza Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Alex Groza and Billy Cunningham, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Billy Cunningham played 9 years in the NBA, 7 more than Alex Groza, who played 2. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Alex Groza had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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 |
Billy Cunningham |
9 |
6 |
1965-66 to 1975-76 |
Alex Groza |
2 |
2 |
1949-50 to 1950-51 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
80 |
26.7 |
14.3 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.4 |
12.6 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.5 |
.634 |
Alex Groza |
64 |
- |
23.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
8.1 |
17.0 |
.478 |
- |
- |
- |
7.1 |
9.7 |
.729 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
4 |
17.3 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
1.3 |
7.8 |
.161 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.846 |
Alex Groza |
6 |
- |
22.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.3 |
12.3 |
.595 |
- |
- |
- |
8.2 |
9.8 |
.831 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
81 |
26.8 |
18.5 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
6.9 |
15.0 |
.459 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.9 |
.686 |
Alex Groza |
66 |
- |
21.7 |
- |
- |
10.7 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
7.5 |
15.8 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.6 |
.786 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
15 |
22.6 |
15.0 |
- |
- |
6.2 |
2.2 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.5 |
14.7 |
.376 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
6.0 |
.656 |
Alex Groza |
3 |
- |
32.3 |
- |
- |
14.0 |
0.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
12.0 |
24.3 |
.493 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
11.0 |
.758 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
74 |
28.1 |
18.9 |
- |
- |
7.6 |
2.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.0 |
15.9 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.9 |
.723 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
3 |
28.7 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
7.3 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
8.0 |
14.3 |
.558 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.824 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
82 |
40.8 |
24.8 |
- |
- |
12.8 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
9.0 |
21.2 |
.426 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
9.2 |
.737 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
5 |
43.4 |
24.4 |
- |
- |
12.6 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
9.8 |
23.4 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
7.6 |
.632 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
81 |
39.4 |
26.1 |
- |
- |
13.6 |
4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
9.9 |
21.1 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
8.6 |
.729 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
5 |
41.0 |
29.2 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
12.2 |
24.6 |
.496 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
7.2 |
.667 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
81 |
38.1 |
23.0 |
- |
- |
11.7 |
4.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
8.7 |
18.8 |
.462 |
- |
- |
- |
5.6 |
7.7 |
.734 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
7 |
43.0 |
25.9 |
- |
- |
15.4 |
5.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
9.6 |
20.3 |
.472 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
9.6 |
.701 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
75 |
38.7 |
23.3 |
- |
- |
12.2 |
5.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.8 |
19.0 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
8.0 |
.712 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Billy Cunningham didn't play in 1972-73 and 1973-74.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Billy Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Alex Groza |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |