Bam Adebayo vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Bam Adebayo, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
Bam Adebayo played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 4. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Bam Adebayo | 8 | 7 | 2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Cade Cunningham | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Bam Adebayo | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 69 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .721 |
| difference: | +5 | +12.8 | +10.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +4.1 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -2.7 | -1.1 | +4.2 | +11.2 | +.096 | +1.8 | +5.6 | +.314 | +0.3 | +.124 | ||
| 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 | % | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 5 | 15.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 0.6 | 2.8 | .214 |
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Bam Adebayo | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 82 | 23.3 | 8.9 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.9 | .576 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .200 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .735 |
| difference: | +70 | +10.0 | +11.0 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +3.8 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -0.3 | +4.4 | +12.8 | +.161 | +1.4 | +4.9 | +.079 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +.102 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Bam Adebayo nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Bam Adebayo | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | All-Defensive Second Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Heat Lost NBA Finals | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 72 | 33.6 | 15.9 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 11.0 | .557 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .143 | 3.7 | 5.3 | .691 |
| difference: | +10 | +0.1 | +6.8 | +1.9 | +4.0 | +5.9 | +2.4 | +0.2 | +0.9 | -0.6 | +2.4 | +7.8 | +.108 | +1.9 | +5.2 | +.212 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +.178 | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 19 | 36.2 | 17.8 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 11.6 | .564 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.7 | 6.1 | .783 |
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Bam Adebayo | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Third Team |
| All-Defensive Second Team | - | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 64 | 33.5 | 18.7 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 12.5 | .570 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 4.4 | 5.5 | .799 |
| difference: | +6 | +1.5 | +7.4 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +2.9 | +3.7 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -0.5 | +2.7 | +8.3 | +.101 | +2.1 | +5.9 | +.106 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.047 |
| Cade Cunningham | 70 | 35.0 | 26.1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 20.8 | .469 | 2.1 | 6.0 | .356 | 4.5 | 5.3 | .846 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 4 | 34.0 | 15.5 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 14.3 | .456 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.5 | 3.3 | .769 |
| difference: | +2 | +7.3 | +9.5 | +2.5 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +4.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | -2.5 | -0.5 | +2.7 | +7.2 | +.030 | +0.8 | +4.7 | +3.3 | +3.7 | +.064 | |
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | 41.3 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 9.2 | 21.5 | .426 | 0.8 | 4.7 | .179 | 5.8 | 7.0 | .833 |
Additional Years |
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* Bam Adebayo played 4 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2022 to 2025—Bam Adebayo played in 4 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Bam Adebayo got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 2 All-Star Game |