Billy Cunningham vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short and Billy Cunningham that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Purvis Short 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Purvis Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Purvis Short 178

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Purvis Short 51

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Purvis Short 2

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Purvis Short .424

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Purvis Short .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.