Cade Cunningham vs. Al Horford Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Al Horford and Cade Cunningham, 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.
Cade Cunningham played 4 years in the NBA, 14 less than Al Horford, who played 18. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Al Horford had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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 |
| Cade Cunningham | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
| Al Horford | 18 | 16 | 2007-08 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Cade Cunningham | Al Horford | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2007-08 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
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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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +17 | +1.2 | +7.3 | +2.2 | +2.0 | +4.2 | +4.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -2.0 | -0.2 | +2.6 | +7.9 | +.083 | +1.8 | +5.6 | +.314 | +0.3 | +.114 | |
| Al Horford | 81 | 31.4 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 8.2 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .731 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Horford | 7 | 39.6 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 10.3 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.9 | 3.9 | .741 |
Season 2 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Al Horford | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2008-09 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Hawks Lost East Conf Semis |
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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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +55 | +0.2 | +8.4 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +0.8 | -1.8 | +3.1 | +9.8 | +.110 | +1.4 | +5.1 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +.110 | |||
| Al Horford | 67 | 33.5 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 8.9 | .525 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.2 | 3.1 | .727 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Horford | 9 | 28.0 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 6.6 | .424 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .667 |
Season 3 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Al Horford | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2009-10 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Hawks Lost East Conf Semis |
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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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +19 | +1.6 | +8.5 | +2.4 | +3.2 | +5.6 | +5.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | -1.9 | -0.3 | +2.7 | +8.3 | +.102 | +1.9 | +5.4 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +.080 | |
| Al Horford | 81 | 35.1 | 14.2 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 10.5 | .551 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.6 | 3.3 | .789 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Al Horford | 11 | 35.3 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 6.1 | 11.6 | .523 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 2.4 | 2.8 | .839 |
Season 4 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Al Horford | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2010-11 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | All-NBA Third Team |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Hawks Lost East Conf Semis |
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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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +7 | +0.1 | +10.8 | +1.6 | +1.7 | +3.2 | +5.6 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -2.9 | -0.3 | +3.1 | +8.8 | +.088 | +2.1 | +5.9 | +.144 | +2.6 | +2.9 | +.048 |
| Al Horford | 77 | 35.1 | 15.3 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 12.0 | .557 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .500 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .798 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +6 | +2.3 | +13.7 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +5.2 | +1.4 | +0.3 | -3.9 | -0.5 | +4.4 | +10.1 | +.003 | +0.8 | +4.5 | +.179 | +4.1 | +4.8 | +.064 |
| Al Horford | 12 | 39.0 | 11.3 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 11.4 | .423 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .769 |
Additional Years |
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* Al Horford played 14 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2012 to 2025—Al Horford played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 14 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Al Horford got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive Second Team 3 All-Star Game |