Mark Blount vs. Billy Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Billy Cunningham and Mark Blount, 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.

Mark Blount and Billy Cunningham both played 9 years in the NBA. Mark Blount had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Mark Blount 9 4 2000-01 to 2008-09
Billy Cunningham 9 6 1965-66 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mark Blount Billy Cunningham
Season 2000-011965-66
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 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 %
Mark Blount 64 17.2 3.9 1.5 2.1 3.6 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.0 2.9 1.6 3.1 .505 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .697
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 %
Mark Blount ------- --- ----------
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

Mark Blount Billy Cunningham
Season 2001-021966-67
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Mark Blount 44 9.4 2.1 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.3 0.7 1.7 .421 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.8 .811
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 %
Mark Blount 4 9.8 1.5 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.8 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
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

Mark Blount Billy Cunningham
Season 2002-031967-68
Team Denver Nuggets, Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Mark Blount 81 17.3 5.0 1.4 2.4 3.8 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.3 1.9 4.3 .432 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.7 .727
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 %
Mark Blount 10 14.4 3.1 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.2 1.1 0.8 0.8 2.0 1.2 2.2 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .700
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

Mark Blount Billy Cunningham
Season 2003-041968-69
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Mark Blount 82 29.3 10.3 2.5 4.7 7.2 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.8 3.1 4.2 7.4 .566 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.7 .719
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 %
Mark Blount 4 36.3 12.0 2.5 6.8 9.3 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.3 4.3 4.3 8.8 .486 0.0 0.0 - 3.5 4.8 .737
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

Mark Blount Billy Cunningham
Season 2004-051969-70
Team Boston CelticsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Mark Blount 82 26.0 9.4 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.6 0.4 0.8 1.9 2.8 4.0 7.5 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .713
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 %
Mark Blount 4 11.3 2.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.5 .000
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

Mark Blount Billy Cunningham
Season 2005-061970-71
Team Boston Celtics, Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 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 %
Mark Blount 81 27.7 11.3 1.2 3.3 4.5 1.2 0.5 0.9 2.4 3.1 4.6 9.1 .508 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.7 .757
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 %
Mark Blount ------- --- ----------
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

Mark Blount Billy Cunningham
Season 2006-071971-72
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPhiladelphia 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 %
Mark Blount 82 31.0 12.3 1.7 4.5 6.2 0.8 0.5 0.7 1.9 2.9 5.2 10.2 .509 0.1 0.4 .290 1.8 2.4 .754
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 %
Mark Blount ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

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

Season 8

Mark Blount Billy Cunningham
Season 2007-081974-75
Team Miami HeatPhiladelphia 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 %
Mark Blount 69 22.3 8.4 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.9 3.4 7.5 .462 0.2 0.6 .386 1.3 2.0 .638
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 %
Mark Blount ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Mark Blount Billy Cunningham
Season 2008-091975-76
Team Miami HeatPhiladelphia 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 %
Mark Blount 20 10.4 4.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.5 3.9 .385 0.6 1.4 .407 0.4 0.7 .615
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 %
Mark Blount ------- --- ----------
Billy Cunningham ------- --- ----------