Aron Baynes vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Aron Baynes, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Aron Baynes played 9 years in the NBA, 6 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 3. Aron Baynes had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, while Cade Cunningham had his rookie season in 2021-22. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Aron Baynes 9 6 2012-13 to 2020-21
Cade Cunningham 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Aron Baynes Cade Cunningham
Season 2012-132021-22
Team San Antonio SpursDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 16 8.8 2.7 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .583
Cade Cunningham 64 32.6 17.4 0.9 4.6 5.5 5.6 1.2 0.7 3.7 3.1 6.7 16.1 .416 1.8 5.7 .314 2.2 2.6 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 4 5.8 2.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.8 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Aron Baynes Cade Cunningham
Season 2013-142022-23
Team San Antonio SpursDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 53 9.3 3.0 1.1 1.7 2.7 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.5 1.3 3.1 .436 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 .905
Cade Cunningham 12 33.3 19.9 1.0 5.2 6.2 6.0 0.8 0.6 3.3 2.8 7.8 18.7 .415 1.4 5.1 .279 3.0 3.6 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 14 7.2 2.3 0.9 1.4 2.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.9 1.7 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.7 .800
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Aron Baynes Cade Cunningham
Season 2014-152023-24
Team San Antonio SpursDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 70 16.0 6.6 1.6 3.0 4.5 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.3 2.6 4.7 .566 0.0 0.1 .250 1.3 1.5 .865
Cade Cunningham 62 33.5 22.7 0.5 3.8 4.3 7.5 0.9 0.4 3.4 2.5 8.5 18.8 .449 1.9 5.4 .355 3.8 4.4 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 4 10.0 2.3 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 0.8 2.5 .300 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Aron Baynes Cade Cunningham
Season 2015-16-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 81 15.2 6.3 1.7 3.0 4.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.9 2.4 4.7 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .764
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 4 11.0 2.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.3 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Aron Baynes Cade Cunningham
Season 2016-17-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 75 15.5 4.9 1.5 3.0 4.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 2.2 1.9 3.7 .513 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.3 .840
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Aron Baynes Cade Cunningham
Season 2017-18-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 81 18.3 6.0 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.0 2.5 2.6 5.5 .471 0.0 0.3 .143 0.7 1.0 .756
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 19 20.5 6.0 2.4 3.8 6.2 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.4 4.7 .506 0.6 1.2 .478 0.7 0.9 .722
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Aron Baynes Cade Cunningham
Season 2018-19-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 51 16.1 5.6 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.2 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.1 4.4 .471 0.4 1.2 .344 1.0 1.2 .855
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 9 12.8 2.1 0.7 2.1 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.2 0.9 1.6 .571 0.2 0.7 .333 0.1 0.2 .500
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Aron Baynes Cade Cunningham
Season 2019-20-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 42 22.3 11.5 1.7 4.0 5.6 1.6 0.2 0.5 1.2 3.4 4.4 9.1 .480 1.4 4.0 .351 1.3 1.8 .747
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Aron Baynes Cade Cunningham
Season 2020-21-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes 53 18.5 6.1 1.6 3.5 5.2 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.2 2.5 5.7 .441 0.5 1.9 .262 0.5 0.8 .707
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Aron Baynes ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
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