Billy Cunningham vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

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, this player has no data for the stat.