Billy Cunningham vs. Kendall Gill Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendall Gill 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.

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.

Billy Cunningham played 9 years in the NBA, 6 less than Kendall Gill, who played 15. Billy Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1965-66, while Kendall Gill had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Kendall Gill 15 5 1990-91 to 2004-05

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season 1965-661990-91
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsDid 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
Kendall Gill 82 23.7 11.0 1.3 1.9 3.2 3.7 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.3 4.6 10.2 .450 0.0 0.2 .143 1.9 2.2 .835
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
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season 1966-671991-92
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 81 26.8 18.5 - - 7.3 2.5 - - - 3.2 6.9 15.0 .459 - - - 4.7 6.9 .686
Kendall Gill 79 36.8 20.5 2.1 3.0 5.1 4.2 1.9 0.6 2.3 3.0 8.4 18.1 .467 0.1 0.3 .240 3.6 4.8 .745
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
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season 1967-681992-93
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div FinalsHornets 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 %
Billy Cunningham 74 28.1 18.9 - - 7.6 2.5 - - - 3.5 7.0 15.9 .438 - - - 5.0 6.9 .723
Kendall Gill 69 35.2 16.9 1.7 3.2 4.9 3.9 1.4 0.5 2.5 2.8 6.7 15.0 .449 0.2 0.9 .274 3.2 4.2 .772
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
Kendall Gill 9 39.2 17.3 2.9 2.2 5.1 2.9 2.3 0.7 2.1 3.2 7.2 18.0 .401 0.1 0.7 .167 2.8 3.9 .714

Season 4

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season 1968-691993-94
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisSupersonics 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
Kendall Gill 79 30.8 14.1 1.2 2.2 3.4 3.5 1.9 0.4 1.8 2.5 5.4 12.3 .443 0.5 1.5 .317 2.7 3.5 .782
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
Kendall Gill 5 30.6 13.4 1.4 3.4 4.8 2.0 1.2 0.2 1.2 2.4 5.2 12.0 .433 0.4 1.8 .222 2.6 4.2 .619

Season 5

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season 1969-701994-95
Team Philadelphia 76ersSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Div SemisSupersonics 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
Kendall Gill 73 29.1 13.7 1.4 2.6 4.0 2.6 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.5 5.4 11.8 .457 0.9 2.3 .368 2.1 2.9 .742
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
Kendall Gill 4 18.0 6.3 0.3 0.8 1.0 2.5 1.0 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.3 6.3 .360 0.5 2.0 .250 1.3 2.0 .625

Season 6

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season 1970-711995-96
Team Philadelphia 76ersCharlotte Hornets, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs 76ers 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 %
Billy Cunningham 81 38.1 23.0 - - 11.7 4.9 - - - 4.0 8.7 18.8 .462 - - - 5.6 7.7 .734
Kendall Gill 47 35.8 14.0 1.5 3.4 4.9 5.5 1.4 0.5 2.8 2.8 5.2 11.1 .469 0.6 1.7 .329 2.9 3.7 .784
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
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season 1971-721996-97
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 75 38.7 23.3 - - 12.2 5.9 - - - 3.9 8.8 19.0 .461 - - - 5.7 8.0 .712
Kendall Gill 82 39.0 21.8 2.2 3.9 6.1 4.0 1.9 0.6 2.7 2.7 7.9 17.7 .443 0.9 2.7 .336 5.2 6.5 .797
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season 1974-751997-98
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East 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 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
Kendall Gill 81 33.7 13.4 1.4 3.4 4.8 2.5 1.9 0.8 1.5 3.3 5.2 12.0 .429 0.3 1.2 .257 2.8 4.0 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 3 33.3 14.3 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 1.3 5.0 6.0 13.3 .450 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.7 .875

Season 9

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season 1975-761998-99
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement Steals Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Kendall Gill 50 32.1 11.8 1.2 3.7 4.9 2.5 2.7 0.5 1.4 3.2 4.7 11.9 .398 0.0 0.3 .118 2.3 3.3 .683
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season -1999-00
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 76 31.0 13.1 1.1 2.6 3.7 2.8 1.8 0.5 1.2 2.8 5.2 12.6 .414 0.3 1.0 .256 2.4 3.4 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season -2000-01
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 31 28.8 9.1 1.0 3.2 4.2 2.8 1.5 0.2 1.5 2.1 3.5 10.4 .331 0.1 0.5 .286 2.1 2.9 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season -2001-02
Team -Miami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 65 21.7 5.7 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.8 2.2 2.5 6.5 .384 0.1 0.7 .136 0.6 1.0 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season -2002-03
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves 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 ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 82 25.2 8.7 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.9 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.1 3.5 8.3 .422 0.2 0.7 .322 1.5 2.0 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 6 19.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 2.2 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.7 2.0 1.7 4.5 .370 0.3 0.7 .500 1.5 2.3 .643

Season 14

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season -2003-04
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 56 25.2 9.6 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.6 1.2 0.3 1.5 1.9 3.8 9.8 .392 0.2 0.7 .237 1.8 2.4 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Billy Cunningham Kendall Gill
Season -2004-05
Team -Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill 14 20.3 6.1 0.8 1.9 2.6 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.6 2.6 2.3 5.7 .400 0.2 0.6 .333 1.3 1.4 .900
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Kendall Gill ------- --- ----------