Billy Cunningham
- Seasons
- 1965-66 to 1975-76
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Jun 3, 1943
- College
- UNC
- Draft
- 1965, round 1, pick 7
1Championships
1MVP awards
5All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 20.0
- True shooting
- .509
- Effective FG
- .487
- Usage rate
- 25.5
- Win shares
- 78.5
- WS per 48
- .140
- Box plus/minus
- 2.3
- VORP
- 5.1
- Best season, WS
- 11.9
- Best season, BPM
- 3.0
- MVP vote shares
- 1.08
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | PHI | 22 | 80 | 2,134 | 15.7 | .474 | .426 | – | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 | .112 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 23 | 81 | 2,168 | 19.3 | .513 | .459 | – | 4.4 | 2.5 | 6.8 | .151 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 24 | 74 | 2,076 | 18.6 | .499 | .438 | – | 3.0 | 3.4 | 6.4 | .148 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | PHI | 25 | 82 | 3,345 | 18.7 | .492 | .426 | – | 4.4 | 4.6 | 9.0 | .129 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | PHI | 26 | 81 | 3,194 | 21.0 | .524 | .469 | – | 5.6 | 4.8 | 10.3 | .155 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | PHI | 27 | 81 | 3,090 | 20.5 | .519 | .462 | – | 5.8 | 4.2 | 10.0 | .156 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | PHI | 28 | 75 | 2,900 | 21.3 | .515 | .461 | – | 4.8 | 3.5 | 8.3 | .137 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 ABA | CAR | 29 | 84 | 3,248 | 24.7 | .549 | .491 | 25.8 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 11.9 | .176 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | CAR | 30 | 32 | 1,190 | 19.7 | .530 | .472 | 24.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | .141 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 104 | 99 |
| 1974-75 | PHI | 31 | 80 | 2,859 | 19.2 | .483 | .428 | – | 2.7 | 3.5 | 6.1 | .103 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | – | 96 |
| 1975-76 | PHI | 32 | 20 | 640 | 16.4 | .473 | .410 | – | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .093 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | – | 97 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.