Billy Cunningham
SF · Philadelphia 76ers
Seasons 1965-66–1975-76 · 11 on record · Ht 6-6 · b. 1943
★ Hall of Fame5× All-Star4× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | The Kangaroo Kid, Kang, Billy C |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #32 |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Height | 6-6 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1943-06-03 |
| College | UNC |
| Drafted | 1965 · Round 1, Pick 7 · Philadelphia 76ers |
| Seasons | 1965-66–1975-76 (11) |
Career averages
21.2 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 4.3 APG · 770 games · .452 FG% · .263 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | PHI | 22 | 80 | 26.7 | .426 | — | .634 | 7.5 | 2.6 | — | — | 14.3 | 15.7 | .474 |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 23 | 81 | 26.8 | .459 | — | .686 | 7.3 | 2.5 | — | — | 18.5 | 19.3 | .513 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 24 | 74 | 28.1 | .438 | — | .723 | 7.6 | 2.5 | — | — | 18.9 | 18.6 | .499 |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 25 | 82 | 40.8 | .426 | — | .737 | 12.8 | 3.5 | — | — | 24.8 | 18.7 | .492 |
| 1969-70 | PHI | 26 | 81 | 39.4 | .469 | — | .729 | 13.6 | 4.3 | — | — | 26.1 | 21.0 | .524 |
| 1970-71 | PHI | 27 | 81 | 38.1 | .462 | — | .734 | 11.7 | 4.9 | — | — | 23.0 | 20.5 | .519 |
| 1971-72 | PHI | 28 | 75 | 38.7 | .461 | — | .712 | 12.2 | 5.9 | — | — | 23.3 | 21.3 | .515 |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 29 | 84 | 38.7 | .487 | .286 | .789 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 24.1 | 24.7 | .549 |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 30 | 32 | 37.2 | .471 | .125 | .797 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 20.5 | 19.7 | .530 |
| 1974-75 | PHI | 31 | 80 | 35.7 | .428 | — | .777 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 19.5 | 19.2 | .483 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 32 | 20 | 32.0 | .410 | — | .773 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 13.7 | 16.4 | .473 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | PHI | 80 | — | 2,134 | 431 | 1,011 | .426 | — | — | 281 | 443 | 599 | 207 | — | — | — | 1,143 |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 81 | — | 2,168 | 556 | 1,211 | .459 | — | — | 383 | 558 | 589 | 205 | — | — | — | 1,495 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 74 | — | 2,076 | 516 | 1,178 | .438 | — | — | 368 | 509 | 562 | 187 | — | — | — | 1,400 |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 82 | — | 3,345 | 739 | 1,736 | .426 | — | — | 556 | 754 | 1050 | 287 | — | — | — | 2,034 |
| 1969-70 | PHI | 81 | — | 3,194 | 802 | 1,710 | .469 | — | — | 510 | 700 | 1101 | 352 | — | — | — | 2,114 |
| 1970-71 | PHI | 81 | 80 | 3,090 | 702 | 1,519 | .462 | — | — | 455 | 620 | 946 | 395 | — | — | — | 1,859 |
| 1971-72 | PHI | 75 | 75 | 2,900 | 658 | 1,428 | .461 | — | — | 428 | 601 | 918 | 443 | — | — | — | 1,744 |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 84 | — | 3,248 | 771 | 1,583 | .487 | 14 | 49 | 472 | 598 | 1012 | 530 | 216 | 67 | 381 | 2,028 |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 32 | — | 1,190 | 253 | 537 | .471 | 1 | 8 | 149 | 187 | 331 | 150 | 59 | 21 | 127 | 656 |
| 1974-75 | PHI | 80 | 73 | 2,859 | 609 | 1,423 | .428 | — | — | 345 | 444 | 726 | 442 | 91 | 35 | — | 1,563 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 20 | 20 | 640 | 103 | 251 | .410 | — | — | 68 | 88 | 147 | 107 | 24 | 10 | — | 274 |
| Career | 770 | — | — | 6,140 | 13,587 | .452 | 15 | 57 | 4015 | 5502 | 7981 | 3305 | 390 | 133 | 508 | 16,310 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | PHI | 80 | 26.7 | 7.3 | 17.1 | .426 | — | — | 4.7 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 3.5 | — | — | — | 19.3 |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 81 | 26.8 | 9.2 | 20.1 | .459 | — | — | 6.4 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 24.8 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 74 | 28.1 | 8.9 | 20.4 | .438 | — | — | 6.4 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 24.3 |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 82 | 40.8 | 8.0 | 18.7 | .426 | — | — | 6.0 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 21.9 |
| 1969-70 | PHI | 81 | 39.4 | 9.0 | 19.3 | .469 | — | — | 5.7 | 7.9 | 12.4 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 23.8 |
| 1970-71 | PHI | 81 | 38.1 | 8.2 | 17.7 | .462 | — | — | 5.3 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 21.7 |
| 1971-72 | PHI | 75 | 38.7 | 8.2 | 17.7 | .461 | — | — | 5.3 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 5.5 | — | — | — | 21.6 |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 84 | 38.7 | 8.5 | 17.5 | .487 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 22.5 |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 32 | 37.2 | 7.7 | 16.2 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 19.8 |
| 1974-75 | PHI | 80 | 35.7 | 7.7 | 17.9 | .428 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | — | 19.7 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 20 | 32.0 | 5.8 | 14.1 | .410 | — | — | 3.8 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | — | 15.4 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | PHI | 80 | 2,134 | 15.7 | .474 | — | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 | .112 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 81 | 2,168 | 19.3 | .513 | — | 4.4 | 2.5 | 6.8 | .151 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 74 | 2,076 | 18.6 | .499 | — | 3.0 | 3.4 | 6.4 | .148 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 82 | 3,345 | 18.7 | .492 | — | 4.4 | 4.6 | 9.0 | .129 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | PHI | 81 | 3,194 | 21.0 | .524 | — | 5.6 | 4.8 | 10.3 | .155 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | PHI | 81 | 3,090 | 20.5 | .519 | — | 5.8 | 4.2 | 10.0 | .156 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | PHI | 75 | 2,900 | 21.3 | .515 | — | 4.8 | 3.5 | 8.3 | .137 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 84 | 3,248 | 24.7 | .549 | 25.8 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 11.9 | .176 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 32 | 1,190 | 19.7 | .530 | 24.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | .141 | +2.4 | +0.6 | +3.0 | +1.5 |
| 1974-75 | PHI | 80 | 2,859 | 19.2 | .483 | — | 2.7 | 3.5 | 6.1 | .103 | +1.9 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +3.1 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 20 | 640 | 16.4 | .473 | — | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .093 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +0.5 |
| Career | 770 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78.5 | — | — | — | — | +5.1 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 4 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .161 | — | .286 |
| 1966-67 | 15 | 16.9 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .376 | — | .432 |
| 1967-68 | 3 | 28.7 | 20.7 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .558 | — | .614 |
| 1968-69 | 5 | 43.4 | 24.4 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .419 | — | .456 |
| 1969-70 | 5 | 41.0 | 29.2 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .496 | — | .526 |
| 1970-71 | 7 | 43.0 | 25.9 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .472 | — | .528 |
| Career | 39 | 27.9 | 19.4 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .427 | — | .478 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 330 | 20.6 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 231–99 |
| Away | 324 | 21.1 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 165–159 |
| In wins | 396 | 20.7 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 396–0 |
| In losses | 258 | 21.1 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 0–258 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 54 | 20.7 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 34–20 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 60 | 21.6 | 10.0 | 3.6 | 26–34 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 41 | 19.2 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 28–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 13 | 22.5 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 7–6 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 53 | 20.8 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 39–14 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 49 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 32–17 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 33 | 22.6 | 9.9 | 4.2 | 19–14 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 19.2 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 32–21 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 29 | 24.5 | 11.7 | 4.8 | 11–18 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 62 | 20.2 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 37–25 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 26 | 23.3 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 15–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 12 | 25.1 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 9–3 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 5 | 17.6 | 10.6 | 4.4 | 4–1 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 6 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Billy Cunningham play for?
Billy Cunningham plays SF for the Philadelphia 76ers.
What are Billy Cunningham's career stats?
Billy Cunningham has averaged 21.2 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 4.3 APG over 11 seasons (1965-66–1975-76).
How tall is Billy Cunningham?
Billy Cunningham is 6-6 (210 lb).
When was Billy Cunningham drafted?
Billy Cunningham was drafted in 1965, round 1, pick 7, by the Philadelphia 76ers.