Billy Cunningham FC

Born: Jun 3, 1943 (81 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Brooklyn, New York

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-7 (201cm)     Weight: 210 (95kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1965 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 5, Philadelphia Sixers

Pre-Draft Team: North Carolina (Sr)

High School: Erasmus Hall High School [Brooklyn, New York]

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Billy Cunningham Player Profile

NBA Career

9 Years Of Service - NBA's Top 50, NBA's Top 75, Hall of Fame Player, NBA Champion, 3x All-NBA 1st, 4x All-Star, #32 retired by PHL

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1965-66 PHL 80 - 26.7 14.29 5.39 12.64 .426 - - - 3.51 5.54 .634 - - 7.49 2.59 - - - 3.76
1966-67 PHL 81 - 26.8 18.46 6.86 14.95 .459 - - - 4.73 6.89 .686 - - 7.27 2.53 - - - 3.21
1967-68 PHL 74 - 28.1 18.92 6.97 15.92 .438 - - - 4.97 6.88 .723 - - 7.59 2.53 - - - 3.51
1968-69 PHL 82 - 40.8 24.80 9.01 21.17 .426 - - - 6.78 9.20 .737 - - 12.80 3.50 - - - 4.01
1969-70 PHL 81 - 39.4 26.10 9.90 21.11 .469 - - - 6.30 8.64 .729 - - 13.59 4.35 - - - 4.09
1970-71 PHL 81 - 38.1 22.95 8.67 18.75 .462 - - - 5.62 7.65 .734 - - 11.68 4.88 - - - 4.05
1971-72 PHL 75 - 38.7 23.25 8.77 19.04 .461 - - - 5.71 8.01 .712 - - 12.24 5.91 - - - 3.93
1974-75 PHL 80 - 35.7 19.54 7.61 17.79 .428 - - - 4.31 5.55 .777 1.62 7.45 9.07 5.53 1.14 0.44 - 3.38
1975-76 PHL 20 - 32.0 13.70 5.15 12.55 .410 - - - 3.40 4.40 .773 1.45 5.90 7.35 5.35 1.20 0.50 - 2.85
CAREER   654 - 34.3 20.83 7.82 17.53 .446 - - - 5.19 7.21 .720 1.59 7.14 10.15 4.01 1.15 0.45 - 3.72

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1965-66 PHL 80 - 2,134 1,143 431 1,011 .426 - - - 281 443 .634 - - 599 207 - - - 301
1966-67 PHL 81 - 2,168 1,495 556 1,211 .459 - - - 383 558 .686 - - 589 205 - - - 260
1967-68 PHL 74 - 2,076 1,400 516 1,178 .438 - - - 368 509 .723 - - 562 187 - - - 260
1968-69 PHL 82 - 3,345 2,034 739 1,736 .426 - - - 556 754 .737 - - 1,050 287 - - - 329
1969-70 PHL 81 - 3,194 2,114 802 1,710 .469 - - - 510 700 .729 - - 1,101 352 - - - 331
1970-71 PHL 81 - 3,090 1,859 702 1,519 .462 - - - 455 620 .734 - - 946 395 - - - 328
1971-72 PHL 75 - 2,900 1,744 658 1,428 .461 - - - 428 601 .712 - - 918 443 - - - 295
1974-75 PHL 80 - 2,859 1,563 609 1,423 .428 - - - 345 444 .777 130 596 726 442 91 35 - 270
1975-76 PHL 20 - 640 274 103 251 .410 - - - 68 88 .773 29 118 147 107 24 10 - 57
CAREER   654 - 22,406 13,626 5,116 11,467 .446 - - - 3,394 4,717 .720 159 714 6,638 2,625 115 45 - 2,431

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1965-66 PHL 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 - - 0.44 55 25 .688 1.70 3.30 5.00
1966-67 PHL 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 - - 0.46 68 13 .840 4.40 2.50 6.80
1967-68 PHL 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 - - 0.43 56 18 .757 3.00 3.40 6.40
1968-69 PHL 82 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 .273 - - 0.43 55 27 .671 4.40 4.60 9.00
1969-70 PHL 81 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .295 - - 0.41 41 40 .506 5.60 4.80 10.30
1970-71 PHL 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 - - 0.41 46 35 .568 5.80 4.20 10.00
1971-72 PHL 75 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 .308 - - 0.42 28 47 .373 4.80 3.50 8.30
1974-75 PHL 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 - - 0.31 33 47 .413 2.70 3.50 6.10
1975-76 PHL 20 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061 - - 0.35 14 6 .700 0.40 0.80 1.20
CAREER   654 - 0 0 10 0 0 0 .233 - - 0.41 396 258 .606 32.80 30.60 63.10

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1965-66 PHL 80 - .474 .426 - - - 13.00 - - - - 106.06 - 1.13 - - 15.56
1966-67 PHL 81 - .513 .459 - - - 12.68 - - - - 114.55 - 1.23 - - 19.61
1967-68 PHL 74 - .499 .438 - - - 11.95 - - - - 116.10 - 1.19 - - 17.98
1968-69 PHL 82 - .492 .426 - - - 11.80 - - - - 116.31 - 1.17 - - 18.83
1969-70 PHL 81 - .524 .469 - - - 14.90 - - - - 119.76 - 1.24 - - 20.86
1970-71 PHL 81 - .519 .462 - - - 18.63 - - - - 119.60 - 1.22 - - 20.68
1971-72 PHL 75 - .515 .461 - - - 22.55 - - - - 117.29 - 1.22 - - 21.38
1974-75 PHL 80 - .483 .428 4.56 21.32 12.86 24.68 - 1.48 0.65 - 120.50 - 1.10 - 96.3 19.24
1975-76 PHL 20 - .473 .410 4.39 17.78 11.09 23.52 - 1.68 0.80 - 118.31 - 1.09 - 96.7 16.45
CAREER   654 - .503 .446 4.48 20.25 12.34 16.57 - 1.50 0.67 - 116.57 - 1.19 - 96.4 20.47

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

May 6, 1965 - The Philadelphia Sixers selected Billy Cunningham in Round 1 with Pick 5 in the 1965 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1965 - Billy Cunningham signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers.
Jul 1, 1972 - Billy Cunningham, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Sep 1, 1974 - Billy Cunningham signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers.
Jul 1, 1976 - Billy Cunningham, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

Top 50 Greatest Player
Top 75 Greatest Player
NBA Champion - 1967
All-NBA First Team - 1969, 1970, 1971
All-NBA Second Team - 1972
All-Rookie First Team - 1966

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1965-66 PHL 4 - 17.3 5.25 1.25 7.75 .161 - - - 2.75 3.25 .846 - - 4.50 2.50 - - - 2.75
1966-67 PHL 15 - 22.6 15.00 5.53 14.73 .376 - - - 3.93 6.00 .656 - - 6.20 2.20 - - - 3.53
1967-68 PHL 3 - 28.7 20.67 8.00 14.33 .558 - - - 4.67 5.67 .824 - - 7.33 3.33 - - - 5.33
1968-69 PHL 5 - 43.4 24.40 9.80 23.40 .419 - - - 4.80 7.60 .632 - - 12.60 2.40 - - - 4.80
1969-70 PHL 5 - 41.0 29.20 12.20 24.60 .496 - - - 4.80 7.20 .667 - - 10.40 4.00 - - - 3.80
1970-71 PHL 7 - 43.0 25.86 9.57 20.29 .472 - - - 6.71 9.57 .701 - - 15.43 5.71 - - - 4.00
CAREER   39 - 31.2 19.41 7.41 17.36 .427 - - - 4.59 6.69 .686 - - 9.13 3.21 - - - 3.87

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1965-66 PHL 4 - 69 21 5 31 .161 - - - 11 13 .846 - - 18 10 - - - 11
1966-67 PHL 15 - 339 225 83 221 .376 - - - 59 90 .656 - - 93 33 - - - 53
1967-68 PHL 3 - 86 62 24 43 .558 - - - 14 17 .824 - - 22 10 - - - 16
1968-69 PHL 5 - 217 122 49 117 .419 - - - 24 38 .632 - - 63 12 - - - 24
1969-70 PHL 5 - 205 146 61 123 .496 - - - 24 36 .667 - - 52 20 - - - 19
1970-71 PHL 7 - 301 181 67 142 .472 - - - 47 67 .701 - - 108 40 - - - 28
CAREER   39 - 1,217 757 289 677 .427 - - - 179 261 .686 - - 356 125 - - - 151

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1965-66 PHL 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 - - 0.42 0 4 .000 -0.40 0.10 -0.20
1966-67 PHL 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 - - 0.41 11 4 .733 -0.10 0.50 0.40
1967-68 PHL 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .061 - - 0.40 2 1 .667 0.40 0.10 0.60
1968-69 PHL 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 - - 0.32 1 4 .200 0.10 - 0.10
1969-70 PHL 5 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .340 - - 0.29 1 4 .200 0.50 -0.10 0.40
1970-71 PHL 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 - - 0.47 3 4 .429 0.80 0.10 0.90
CAREER   39 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .178 - - 0.39 18 21 .462 1.30 0.70 2.20

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1965-66 PHL 4 - .286 .161 - - - 20.15 - - - - 100.74 - 0.68 - - 5.70
1966-67 PHL 15 - .432 .376 - - - 13.40 - - - - 103.11 - 1.02 - - 15.05
1967-68 PHL 3 - .614 .558 - - - 19.19 - - - - 138.17 - 1.44 - - 22.89
1968-69 PHL 5 - .456 .419 - - - 8.86 - - - - 105.04 - 1.04 - - 15.27
1969-70 PHL 5 - .526 .496 - - - 14.06 - - - - 116.26 - 1.19 - - 20.59
1970-71 PHL 7 - .528 .472 - - - 20.37 - - - - 117.33 - 1.27 - - 22.61
CAREER   39 - .478 .427 - - - 15.37 - - - - 111.27 - 1.12 - 122.5 19.41

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1969 East 1 - 22 10 5 10 .500 - - - 0 0 .000 - - 5 1 - - - 3
1970 East 1 - 28 19 7 13 .538 - - - 5 5 1.000 - - 4 2 - - - 3
1971 East 1 - 19 5 2 8 .250 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 4 3 - - - 1
1972 East 1 - 24 14 4 13 .308 - - - 6 8 .750 - - 10 3 - - - 4
TOTAL   4 - 93 48 18 44 .409 - - - 12 15 .800 - - 23 9 - - - 11
AVERAGES   4 - 23.3 12.00 4.50 11.00 .409 - - - 3.00 3.75 .800 - - 5.75 2.25 - - - 2.75

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NCAA Career

College: North Carolina (1965)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1961-62 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1962-63 North Carolina So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1963-64 North Carolina Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1964-65 North Carolina Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

NABC All-American Second Team - 1965
AP All-American Third Team - 1965
USBWA All-American First Team - 1964
UPI All-American Second Team - 1965


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Billy Cunningham?

Billy Cunningham is 81 years old.

What is the height of Billy Cunningham?

Billy Cunningham is 6-7 (201cm) tall.

What is the weight of Billy Cunningham?

Billy Cunningham is 210 lbs (95kg).

What is the birthday of Billy Cunningham?

Billy Cunningham was born on Jun 3, 1943.

What position does Billy Cunningham play?

Billy Cunningham plays the FC position.

What was the pre-draft team of Billy Cunningham?

Billy Cunningham was drafted out of North Carolina.

What high school did Billy Cunningham attend?

Billy Cunningham attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York.

What nationality is Billy Cunningham?

Billy Cunningham has a United States nationality.

Where was Billy Cunningham born?

Billy Cunningham was born in Brooklyn, New York.

How many NBA seasons has Billy Cunningham played?

Billy Cunningham played 9 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Billy Cunningham?

Billy Cunningham had career averages 20.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists in 654 games.

What are the career totals of Billy Cunningham?

Billy Cunningham had career totals of 13,626 points, 6,638 rebounds, 2,625 assists, 45 blocks, 115 steals in 654 games.

How many teams has Billy Cunningham been on?

Billy Cunningham played their entire career for the Philadelphia Sixers.

When was Billy Cunningham drafted?

Billy Cunningham was drafted in the 1st round (#8 overall) of the 1965 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers.

What is Billy Cunningham's career high in points?

Billy Cunningham averaged a career high 26.1 points per game in 1969-1970.

What is Billy Cunningham's career high in rebounds?

Billy Cunningham averaged a career high 13.6 rebounds per game in 1969-1970.

What is Billy Cunningham's career high in assists?

Billy Cunningham averaged a career high 5.9 assists per game in 1971-1972.

What is the career PER of Billy Cunningham's?

Billy Cunningham had a career PER of 20.5.

Is Billy Cunningham in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, Billy Cunningham was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.

How many championships has Billy Cunningham won?

Billy Cunningham has won 1 NBA championships.

How many times did Billy Cunningham win All-NBA First Team?

Billy Cunningham won All-NBA 1st 3 times.

How many All-Star teams has Billy Cunningham been on?

Billy Cunningham is a 4x All-Star.

Is Billy Cunningham's jersey retired?

Billy Cunningham's #32 jersey was retired by the Philadelphia Sixers.