NBA titles as player
1
NBA titles as coach
1
ABA MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
4
Career points per game
20.8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 14.3 | |
| 1966 | 18.5 | |
| 1967 | 18.9 | |
| 1968 | 24.8 | |
| 1969 | 24.8 | |
| 1970 | 26.1 | |
| 1971 | 24.1 | |
| 1972 | 21.3 | |
| 1973 | 20.3 | |
| 1974 | 18.7 | |
| 1975 | 19.1 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Billy Cunningham ranks #102 in Basketball
Billy Cunningham ranks #102 in Basketball and #828 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.5/100.
The verified career covers 1965–1976 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles as player 1, NBA titles as coach 1, ABA MVP awards 1, All-Star selections 4.
Nearest context: ahead Robert Parish (84.5); behind Denise Curry (84.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Billy Cunningham GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Cunningham comparisons
Billy Cunningham — frequently asked
- Is Billy Cunningham the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Billy Cunningham ranks #102 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.5/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Billy Cunningham's GOAT Score?
- 84.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Billy Cunningham rank all time?
- #828 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #102 in Basketball.
- Billy Cunningham vs Robert Parish: who ranks higher?
- Billy Cunningham ranks higher at 84.5 versus Robert Parish at 84.5, a margin of 0.0 points.