Cross-era · careers 6 years apart

Billy Cunningham vs Slater Martin

Billy Cunningham 1965-1975 · Forward Slater Martin 1949-1959 · Guard

Billy Cunningham (1965-1975) and Slater Martin (1949-1959) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 6 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Billy Cunningham was the higher-volume scorer (20.8 points per game to 9.9); adjusted for era they scored at 1.88× and 1.01× their league average respectively; Billy Cunningham was the more efficient scorer (50.3% true shooting to 43.6%). Billy Cunningham holds the edge on accolades — 1 championship and the #64 all-time ranking to Slater Martin's #67.

Career averages

Billy CunninghamStatSlater Martin
20.8 Points / game 9.9
10.2 Rebounds / game 3.1
4.0 Assists / game 4.3
0.2 Steals / game 0.0
0.1 Blocks / game 0.0
44.5% Field goal % 36.5%
0.0% 3-point % 0.0%
71.8% Free throw % 74.7%
50.3% True shooting % 43.6%
654 Games played 745

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Billy CunninghamStatSlater Martin
1.88× Points vs era avg 1.01×
1.88× Rebounds vs era avg 0.60×
1.76× Assists vs era avg 1.90×

Advanced metrics

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

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Slater Martin's era.

Playoff averages

Billy CunninghamStatSlater Martin
19.4 Points / game 10.0
9.1 Rebounds / game 2.9
3.2 Assists / game 3.8
0.0 Steals / game 0.0
0.0 Blocks / game 0.0
40.6% Field goal % 35.5%
0.0% 3-point % 0.0%
69.4% Free throw % 67.7%
39 Playoff games 92

Accolades

Billy CunninghamStatSlater Martin
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
1 Championships 5
4 All-Star selections 7
4 All-NBA 1st Team 0
#64 All-time GOAT rank #67

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