Bill Calhoun vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Bill Calhoun, 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.

Bill Calhoun played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 3. Bill Calhoun had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, 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
Bill Calhoun 7 2 1948-49 to 1954-55
Cade Cunningham 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bill Calhoun Cade Cunningham
Season 1948-492021-22
Team Rochester RoyalsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div 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 %
Bill Calhoun 56 - 6.6 - - - 2.2 - - - 1.7 2.6 7.3 .358 - - - 1.3 2.3 .573
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 %
Bill Calhoun 4 - 9.8 - - - 3.5 - - - 1.5 3.3 7.5 .433 - - - 3.3 4.5 .722
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bill Calhoun Cade Cunningham
Season 1949-502022-23
Team Rochester RoyalsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Bill Calhoun 62 - 9.0 - - - 1.9 - - - 1.6 3.3 8.9 .377 - - - 2.4 3.3 .719
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 %
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bill Calhoun Cade Cunningham
Season 1950-512023-24
Team Rochester RoyalsDetroit 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 %
Bill Calhoun 66 - 7.7 - - 3.0 1.5 - - - 1.3 2.7 7.7 .346 - - - 2.4 3.5 .706
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 %
Bill Calhoun 14 - 4.4 - - 2.9 1.4 - - - 1.4 1.4 3.4 .417 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Bill Calhoun Cade Cunningham
Season 1951-52-
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)-
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 %
Bill Calhoun 55 29.0 7.0 - - 4.6 2.1 - - - 1.5 2.3 7.4 .315 - - - 2.3 3.3 .683
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Bill Calhoun Cade Cunningham
Season 1952-53-
Team Milwaukee Hawks-
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 %
Bill Calhoun 62 34.6 9.2 - - 4.5 2.5 - - - 2.2 2.9 8.6 .337 - - - 3.4 4.7 .723
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bill Calhoun Cade Cunningham
Season 1953-54-
Team Milwaukee Hawks-
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 %
Bill Calhoun 72 32.9 8.3 - - 3.8 2.6 - - - 2.1 2.6 7.6 .349 - - - 3.0 4.1 .733
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Bill Calhoun Cade Cunningham
Season 1954-55-
Team Milwaukee Hawks-
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 %
Bill Calhoun 69 30.6 6.6 - - 4.2 3.4 - - - 2.6 2.1 7.0 .300 - - - 2.4 3.4 .703
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
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