Cross-era · careers 37 years apart

Billy Cunningham vs Anthony Davis

Billy Cunningham 1965-1975 · Forward Anthony Davis 2012-2025 · Forward-Center · active

Billy Cunningham (1965-1975) and Anthony Davis (2012-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 37 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Anthony Davis was the higher-volume scorer (24.0 points per game to 20.8); adjusted for era they scored at 1.88× and 2.37× their league average respectively; Anthony Davis was the more efficient scorer (60.1% true shooting to 50.3%). Anthony Davis holds the edge on accolades — 1 championship and the #61 all-time ranking to Billy Cunningham's #64.

Career averages

Billy CunninghamStatAnthony Davis
20.8 Points / game 24.0
10.2 Rebounds / game 10.7
4.0 Assists / game 2.6
0.2 Steals / game 1.3
0.1 Blocks / game 2.3
44.5% Field goal % 52.2%
0.0% 3-point % 24.6%
71.8% Free throw % 78.8%
50.3% True shooting % 60.1%
654 Games played 807

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Billy CunninghamStatAnthony Davis
1.88× Points vs era avg 2.37×
1.88× Rebounds vs era avg 2.58×
1.76× Assists vs era avg 1.11×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Billy Cunningham's era.

Billy CunninghamStatAnthony Davis
— Offensive rating 110.2
— Defensive rating 107.5
— Net rating 2.7
— Usage % 27.5%
— Assist % 15.1%
— Rebound % 18.7%

Playoff averages

Billy CunninghamStatAnthony Davis
19.4 Points / game 26.1
9.1 Rebounds / game 11.7
3.2 Assists / game 2.9
0.0 Steals / game 1.3
0.0 Blocks / game 2.1
40.6% Field goal % 54.0%
0.0% 3-point % 28.0%
69.4% Free throw % 83.8%
39 Playoff games 60

Accolades

Billy CunninghamStatAnthony Davis
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
1 Championships 1
4 All-Star selections 7
4 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#64 All-time GOAT rank #61

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