Cross-era · careers 29 years apart

Dwight Howard vs Billy Cunningham

Dwight Howard 2004-2021 · Center-Forward Billy Cunningham 1965-1975 · Forward

Dwight Howard (2004-2021) and Billy Cunningham (1965-1975) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 29 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 15.7); adjusted for era they scored at 1.61× and 1.88× their league average respectively; Dwight Howard was the more efficient scorer (60.3% true shooting to 50.3%). Dwight Howard holds the edge on accolades — 1 championship and the #48 all-time ranking to Billy Cunningham's #64.

Career averages

Dwight HowardStatBilly Cunningham
15.7 Points / game 20.8
11.8 Rebounds / game 10.2
1.3 Assists / game 4.0
0.9 Steals / game 0.2
1.8 Blocks / game 0.1
59.3% Field goal % 44.5%
15.8% 3-point % 0.0%
57.0% Free throw % 71.8%
60.3% True shooting % 50.3%
1,242 Games played 654

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Dwight HowardStatBilly Cunningham
1.61× Points vs era avg 1.88×
2.85× Rebounds vs era avg 1.88×
0.64× Assists vs era avg 1.76×

Advanced metrics

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

Dwight HowardStatBilly Cunningham
107.3 Offensive rating —
106.8 Defensive rating —
0.5 Net rating —
0.2% Usage % —
0.1% Assist % —
0.2% Rebound % —

Playoff averages

Dwight HowardStatBilly Cunningham
15.3 Points / game 19.4
11.8 Rebounds / game 9.1
1.2 Assists / game 3.2
0.8 Steals / game 0.0
2.0 Blocks / game 0.0
59.3% Field goal % 40.6%
7.2% 3-point % 0.0%
54.8% Free throw % 69.4%
125 Playoff games 39

Accolades

Dwight HowardStatBilly Cunningham
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
1 Championships 1
8 All-Star selections 4
5 All-NBA 1st Team 4
#48 All-time GOAT rank #64

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