Bradley Beal vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Bradley Beal, 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.
Bradley Beal played 13 years in the NBA, 9 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 4. Bradley Beal 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 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 |
| Bradley Beal | 13 | 6 | 2012-13 to 2024-25 |
| Cade Cunningham | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Bradley Beal | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2012-13 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 56 | 31.2 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 12.3 | .410 | 1.6 | 4.2 | .386 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .786 |
| difference: | +8 | +1.4 | +3.5 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +3.2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -2.1 | -1.1 | +1.7 | +3.8 | +.006 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +.072 | +0.2 | +.059 | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Bradley Beal nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Bradley Beal | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2013-14 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Wizards Lost East Conf Semis | 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 | % | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 73 | 34.7 | 17.1 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 15.7 | .419 | 1.9 | 4.7 | .402 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .788 |
| difference: | +61 | +1.4 | +2.8 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +2.5 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -1.5 | -0.7 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +.004 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +.123 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +.049 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 11 | 41.6 | 19.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 16.1 | .424 | 2.0 | 4.8 | .415 | 3.5 | 4.5 | .796 |
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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| Bradley Beal | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2014-15 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Wizards Lost East Conf Semis | 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 | % | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 63 | 33.4 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 13.5 | .427 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .409 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .783 |
| difference: | +1 | +0.1 | +7.4 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +4.4 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.4 | -0.3 | +2.7 | +5.3 | +.022 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +.054 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +.086 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 10 | 41.8 | 23.4 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 8.1 | 20.0 | .405 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .365 | 4.9 | 5.9 | .831 |
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Bradley Beal | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2015-16 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 55 | 31.1 | 17.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 14.5 | .449 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .387 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .767 |
| difference: | +15 | +3.9 | +8.7 | +0.1 | +2.6 | +2.7 | +6.2 | +0.6 | -2.4 | -0.7 | +3.3 | +6.3 | +.020 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +.031 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +.079 | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Bradley Beal | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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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* Bradley Beal played 9 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2017 to 2025—Bradley Beal played in 4 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Bradley Beal got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Star Game |