Bismack Biyombo vs. Billy Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy Cunningham and Bismack Biyombo, 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.

Bismack Biyombo played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Billy Cunningham, who played 9. Bismack Biyombo had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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
Bismack Biyombo 13 4 2011-12 to 2023-24
Billy Cunningham 9 6 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2011-121965-66
Team Charlotte BobcatsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Bismack Biyombo 63 23.1 5.2 1.8 4.0 5.8 0.4 0.3 1.8 1.1 2.3 2.0 4.4 .464 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.3 .483
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 %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
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

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2012-131966-67
Team Charlotte BobcatsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
Bismack Biyombo 80 27.3 4.8 2.4 4.9 7.3 0.4 0.4 1.8 1.0 2.4 2.0 4.3 .451 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.8 .521
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 %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
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

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2013-141967-68
Team Charlotte BobcatsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Bismack Biyombo 77 13.9 2.9 1.4 3.4 4.8 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.5 1.6 1.1 1.9 .611 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .517
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 %
Bismack Biyombo 3 16.0 2.7 1.7 2.0 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.0 1.7 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 2.0 .333
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

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2014-151968-69
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Bismack Biyombo 64 19.4 4.8 2.5 3.9 6.4 0.3 0.3 1.5 0.8 2.2 1.6 2.9 .543 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.7 .583
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 %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
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

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2015-161969-70
Team Toronto RaptorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Raptors Lost East Conf Finals76ers 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 %
Bismack Biyombo 82 22.0 5.5 2.2 5.8 8.0 0.4 0.2 1.6 0.9 2.7 1.9 3.5 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.8 .628
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 %
Bismack Biyombo 20 25.3 6.2 2.7 6.7 9.4 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.1 2.4 2.0 3.5 .580 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.6 .597
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

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2016-171970-71
Team Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 %
Bismack Biyombo 81 22.1 6.0 1.9 5.1 7.0 0.9 0.3 1.1 1.2 2.5 2.2 4.2 .528 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.9 .534
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 %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
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

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2017-181971-72
Team Orlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ers
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 %
Bismack Biyombo 82 18.2 5.7 1.8 4.0 5.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 1.0 1.9 2.2 4.3 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .650
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 %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2018-191974-75
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
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 %
Bismack Biyombo 54 14.5 4.4 1.5 3.1 4.6 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.6 1.9 1.6 2.9 .571 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.7 .637
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 %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2019-201975-76
Team Charlotte HornetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
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 %
Bismack Biyombo 53 19.4 7.4 2.3 3.5 5.8 0.9 0.2 0.9 0.9 2.2 2.8 5.2 .543 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.8 .603
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 %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2020-21-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Bismack Biyombo 66 20.4 5.0 2.1 3.2 5.3 1.2 0.3 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.2 3.7 .587 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.6 .448
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2021-22-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Bismack Biyombo 36 14.1 5.8 1.8 2.9 4.6 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.9 2.4 4.0 .593 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.0 .535
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 9 9.6 2.8 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.4 1.2 1.9 .647 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2022-23-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Bismack Biyombo 61 14.3 4.3 1.5 2.8 4.3 0.9 0.3 1.4 0.8 1.9 2.0 3.4 .578 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.1 .357
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo 8 9.8 3.4 1.3 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.0 1.3 0.8 2.3 1.1 2.0 .563 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.3 .500
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bismack Biyombo Billy Cunningham
Season 2023-24-
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder-
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 %
Bismack Biyombo 40 19.8 4.4 1.6 3.7 5.2 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.2 1.9 3.3 .565 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.4 .481
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bismack Biyombo ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------