Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Billy Cunningham ranks #78 in Basketball
Billy Cunningham ranks 78th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 438th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 72, Honours 86, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1965–1976 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1970, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles as player 1, nba titles as coach 1, aba mvp awards 1, all-star selections 4.
Immediately ahead sits Robert Parish on 84.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Denise Curry on 84.5. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Billy Cunningham GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Cunningham stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1970. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Cunningham comparisons
Billy Cunningham — frequently asked
- Is Billy Cunningham the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Billy Cunningham ranks 78th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Billy Cunningham's GOAT Score?
- 84.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Billy Cunningham rank all time?
- 438th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 78th within Basketball.
- Billy Cunningham vs Robert Parish: who ranks higher?
- Billy Cunningham, on 84.5 against Robert Parish's 84.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.