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Retired#32Forward1965–1975#215 all-time in points

Billy Cunningham

Billy Cunningham scored 13,626 points in 654 games, 215th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1969-70 at 26.1 points a game. He earned 5 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 6″ / 210 lb
Age83
PositionForward
BornJun 3, 1943
HometownBrooklyn, New York
Experience1965–1975
CollegeUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Draft1965 · round 1, pick 5
High schoolErasmus Hall High School Brooklyn, New York
TeamsPHL 1965–1971PHL 1974–1975
Career points
13,626
654 games · 20.8 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#215
Also 317th in assists, 147th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1965–1975. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1975-76.

1975-76 season

PHL · 20 games
Points27413.7 per game
Rebounds7.3147 total
Assists5.3107 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

5 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
4Legend
  • ×4Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72
  • ×4LegendSeasonAll-Star1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72
  • ×4LegendSeason20-10 season1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72
  • LegendCareer10,000 points13,626 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1966-67

Billy Cunningham career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1969-70 · 26.1 points per game

Billy Cunningham milestones

Career · regular season
13,626 career points
Retired 215th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points13,626Past 10,000 · 215th all-time
Rebounds6,638Past 5,000 · 147th all-time
Assists2,625Past 2,500 · 317th all-time

Billy Cunningham career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Billy Cunningham stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1975-76PHL2027413.77.35.3.410—.773————
1974-75PHL801,56319.59.15.5.428—.777————
1971-72PHL751,74423.312.25.9.461—.712————
1970-71PHL811,85923.011.74.9.462—.734————
1969-70PHL812,11426.113.64.3.469—.729————
1968-69PHL822,03424.812.83.5.426—.737————
1967-68PHL741,40018.97.62.5.438—.723————
1966-67PHL811,49518.57.32.5.459—.686————
1965-66PHL801,14314.37.52.6.426—.634————
Career9 seasons65413,62620.810.14.0.446—.7200——0

Billy Cunningham splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
75%
Threes
0%
Free throws
25%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Billy Cunningham facts
How many career points did Billy Cunningham score?

Billy Cunningham scored 13,626 career regular-season points in 654 games, 20.8 per game, which ranks 215th all-time.

What was Billy Cunningham’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1969-70 with PHL: 26.1 points, 13.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.

Where is Billy Cunningham from?

Billy Cunningham is from Brooklyn, New York. He played high school ball at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York. He played college ball at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

What teams did Billy Cunningham play for?

PHL (1965–1971); PHL (1974–1975).