Cade Cunningham vs. Fred Hetzel Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Hetzel and Cade Cunningham that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2025-26
Fred Hetzel: 1965-66 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cade Cunningham 0 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Seasons Cade Cunningham 5 Fred Hetzel 6

Playoffs Played Cade Cunningham 1 Fred Hetzel 4

All-Star Games Cade Cunningham 1 Fred Hetzel 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cade Cunningham 1 Fred Hetzel 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 22.6 Fred Hetzel 11.2

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 5.5 Fred Hetzel 5.9

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 7.6 Fred Hetzel 1.1

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.1 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.6 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 5,329 Fred Hetzel 4,658

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 1,298 Fred Hetzel 2,444

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 1,800 Fred Hetzel 462

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 259 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 147 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Cade Cunningham 236 Fred Hetzel 416

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .448 Fred Hetzel .421

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .338 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .846 Fred Hetzel .817

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 26.5 (2026) Fred Hetzel 19.0 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 6.3 (2026) Fred Hetzel 8.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 9.6 (2026) Fred Hetzel 1.7 (1968)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.6 (2026) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 0.8 (2026) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 25.0 Fred Hetzel 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 8.3 Fred Hetzel 5.3

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 8.7 Fred Hetzel 1.3

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.8 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.3 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cade Cunningham 150 Fred Hetzel 359

Total Rebounds Cade Cunningham 50 Fred Hetzel 184

Total Assists Cade Cunningham 52 Fred Hetzel 44

Total Steals Cade Cunningham 11 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Blocks Cade Cunningham 8 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Total Games Cade Cunningham 6 Fred Hetzel 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cade Cunningham .426 Fred Hetzel .427

3-Point Percentage Cade Cunningham .179 Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cade Cunningham .833 Fred Hetzel .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cade Cunningham 25.0 (2025) Fred Hetzel 18.8 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Cade Cunningham 8.3 (2025) Fred Hetzel 7.2 (1967)

Assists Per Game Cade Cunningham 8.7 (2025) Fred Hetzel 1.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.8 (2025) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cade Cunningham 1.3 (2025) Fred Hetzel - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.