Rasual Butler vs. Billy Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Billy Cunningham and Rasual Butler 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

Rasual Butler

vs.

Billy Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rasual Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rasual Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 1

NBA Seasons Rasual Butler 13 Billy Cunningham 9

Playoffs Played Rasual Butler 6 Billy Cunningham 6

All-Star Games Rasual Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rasual Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rasual Butler 0 Billy Cunningham 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 7.5 Billy Cunningham 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 2.4 Billy Cunningham 10.1

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 Billy Cunningham 4.0

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.4 Billy Cunningham 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.5 Billy Cunningham 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 6,092 Billy Cunningham 13,626

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 1,934 Billy Cunningham 6,638

Total Assists Rasual Butler 658 Billy Cunningham 2,625

Total Steals Rasual Butler 288 Billy Cunningham 115 *

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 408 Billy Cunningham 45 *

Total Games Rasual Butler 809 Billy Cunningham 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .403 Billy Cunningham .446

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .362 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .747 Billy Cunningham .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 11.9 (2010) Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.3 (2009) Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 1.4 (2010) Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2009) Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2010) Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 3.5 Billy Cunningham 19.4

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 1.2 Billy Cunningham 9.1

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.3 Billy Cunningham 3.2

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.1 Billy Cunningham - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasual Butler 152 Billy Cunningham 757

Total Rebounds Rasual Butler 52 Billy Cunningham 356

Total Assists Rasual Butler 12 Billy Cunningham 125

Total Steals Rasual Butler 4 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Blocks Rasual Butler 6 Billy Cunningham 0 *

Total Games Rasual Butler 43 Billy Cunningham 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasual Butler .407 Billy Cunningham .427

3-Point Percentage Rasual Butler .417 Billy Cunningham - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rasual Butler .857 Billy Cunningham .686

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasual Butler 10.6 (2009) Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Rasual Butler 3.0 (2009) Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rasual Butler 0.6 (2005) Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rasual Butler 0.2 (2009) Billy Cunningham - *

Blocks Per Game Rasual Butler 0.8 (2009) Billy Cunningham - *

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.