Billy Cunningham vs. Bonzi Wells Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bonzi Wells 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, 1 less than Bonzi Wells, who played 10. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Bonzi Wells had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
Rookie Season
	Billy Cunningham	Bonzi Wells
Season	1965-66	1998-99
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Div Finals	Did 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		%
Billy Cunningham	80	26.7	14.3	-	-	7.5	2.6	-	-	-	3.8	5.4	12.6	.426	-	-	-	3.5	5.5	.634
Bonzi Wells	7	5.0	4.4	0.6	0.7	1.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.7	1.6	2.9	.550	0.1	0.4	.333	1.1	2.6	.444
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
Bonzi Wells	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Billy Cunningham	Bonzi Wells
Season	1966-67	1999-00
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 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		%
Billy Cunningham	81	26.8	18.5	-	-	7.3	2.5	-	-	-	3.2	6.9	15.0	.459	-	-	-	4.7	6.9	.686
Bonzi Wells	66	17.6	8.8	1.2	1.6	2.8	1.5	1.0	0.2	1.5	2.3	3.6	7.3	.492	0.3	0.8	.377	1.3	2.0	.682
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
Bonzi Wells	14	13.3	7.5	0.9	1.6	2.5	0.9	0.5	0.0	1.1	2.4	2.6	5.9	.446	0.1	0.7	.200	2.1	2.9	.707

Season 4
	Billy Cunningham	Bonzi Wells
Season	1968-69	2001-02
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Div Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Bonzi Wells	74	31.7	17.0	1.6	4.4	6.0	2.8	1.5	0.3	2.6	2.8	6.6	14.0	.469	0.9	2.3	.384	2.9	3.9	.741
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
Bonzi Wells	3	35.3	12.3	1.3	2.7	4.0	4.3	2.0	0.3	3.7	3.7	4.7	12.7	.368	0.0	2.3	.000	3.0	4.3	.692

Season 5
	Billy Cunningham	Bonzi Wells
Season	1969-70	2002-03
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Div Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Bonzi Wells	75	31.9	15.2	1.3	3.9	5.3	3.3	1.6	0.2	2.9	2.9	5.8	13.2	.441	0.5	1.7	.292	3.0	4.2	.722
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
Bonzi Wells	7	38.3	19.0	2.0	4.9	6.9	3.7	2.1	0.4	3.0	4.3	7.0	17.7	.395	1.3	4.3	.300	3.7	5.6	.667

Season 6
	Billy Cunningham	Bonzi Wells
Season	1970-71	2003-04
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Bonzi Wells	72	26.0	12.3	1.1	2.5	3.6	1.9	1.3	0.3	2.2	2.7	5.0	11.8	.427	0.3	1.0	.319	1.9	2.5	.754
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
Bonzi Wells	4	23.5	11.8	0.5	2.5	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	2.3	2.0	4.8	9.3	.514	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	3.5	.643

Season 7
	Billy Cunningham	Bonzi Wells
Season	1971-72	2004-05
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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
Bonzi Wells	69	21.6	10.4	0.7	2.6	3.3	1.2	1.2	0.4	1.3	2.4	3.9	8.9	.441	0.5	1.5	.346	2.0	2.7	.750
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Billy Cunningham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bonzi Wells	2	13.0	7.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	2.0	4.5	.444	0.0	0.0	-	3.0	3.0	1.000

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