Billy Cunningham
Career averages
21.2PPG
10.5RPG
4.0APG
472 games · 6 seasons
At a glance
PHI hubCareer snapshot
6Seasons
472Games
9,997Career points
19.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 472 games · 1965-66 to 1974-75
Honors and awards13 total
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team2022
1×
ABA Most Valuable Player1972
1×
All-ABA Team1972
5×
All-Star Selection1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968
4×
All-NBA Team1971, 1970, 1969, 1968
1×
All-Rookie Team1965
Career highsSingle season
26.1PPG · 1969-70 · PHI
13.6RPG · 1969-70 · PHI
5.9APG · 1971-72 · PHI
21.3PER · 1971-72 · PHI
10.3Win shares · 1969-70 · PHI
Position rank1974-75
#2PPG rank
#1PER rank
#3Win shares rank
Small ForwardPosition
Among 20 Small Forward players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | PHI | 80 | 0 | 26.7 | 14.3 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 63.4 | 15.7 | 5.0 |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 74 | 0 | 28.1 | 18.9 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 72.3 | 18.6 | 6.4 |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 82 | 0 | 40.8 | 24.8 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 73.7 | 18.7 | 9.0 |
| 1969-70 | PHI | 81 | 0 | 39.4 | 26.1 | 13.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 72.9 | 21.0 | 10.3 |
| 1971-72 | PHI | 75 | 75 | 38.7 | 23.3 | 12.2 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.1 | 0.0 | 71.2 | 21.3 | 8.3 |
| 1974-75 | PHI | 80 | 73 | 35.7 | 19.5 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 42.8 | 0.0 | 77.7 | 19.2 | 6.1 |
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About Billy Cunningham
William John Cunningham is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who was nicknamed the Kangaroo Kid for his leaping and record-setting rebounding abilities. He spent a total of 17 seasons with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, and two seasons as a player with the Carolina Cougars of the ABA.