Cade Cunningham vs. Amar'e Stoudemire Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amar'e Stoudemire 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.

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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, 10 less than Amar'e Stoudemire, who played 14. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Amar'e Stoudemire had his rookie season in 2002-03. 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
Amar'e Stoudemire 14 10 2002-03 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cade Cunningham Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 2021-222002-03
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+18+1.3+3.9+2.1+1.1+3.3+4.6+0.4+0.4-1.4-0.2+1.9+6.0+.056+1.8+5.6+.114+1.7+3.3+.184
Amar'e Stoudemire 82 31.3 13.5 3.0 5.7 8.8 1.0 0.8 1.1 2.3 3.3 4.8 10.1 .472 0.0 0.1 .200 3.9 5.9 .661
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 6 34.0 14.2 2.7 5.2 7.8 1.2 1.7 1.5 3.2 4.7 5.7 10.8 .523 0.2 0.2 1.000 2.7 4.7 .571

Season 2

Cade Cunningham Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 2022-232003-04
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+43+3.5+0.7+1.9+1.0+2.8+4.6+0.4+1.0-0.1-0.6+0.3+3.0+.060+1.4+5.0+.079+2.6+4.3+.124
Amar'e Stoudemire 55 36.8 20.6 2.9 6.2 9.0 1.4 1.2 1.6 3.2 3.4 7.5 15.7 .475 0.0 0.1 .200 5.6 7.9 .713
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Amar'e Stoudemire played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Cade Cunningham Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 2023-242004-05
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+18+2.6+3.3+2.2+2.4+4.6+5.9+0.1+1.2-1.0-1.0+0.8+2.1+.110+1.9+5.2+.167+3.5+5.5+.136
Amar'e Stoudemire 80 36.1 26.0 2.7 6.2 8.9 1.6 1.0 1.6 2.4 3.5 9.3 16.7 .559 0.0 0.2 .188 7.3 9.9 .733
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------
Amar'e Stoudemire 15 40.0 29.9 4.0 6.7 10.7 1.2 0.7 2.0 3.1 3.9 10.2 18.9 .539 0.0 0.2 .000 9.5 12.2 .781

Season 4

Cade Cunningham Amar'e Stoudemire
Season 2024-252005-06
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+67+18.3+17.4+1.2+2.0+0.8+8.4+0.7+0.2-4.1-1.5+6.8+11.8+.136+2.1+5.7+.356+1.8+2.3+.043
Amar'e Stoudemire 3 16.7 8.7 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 3.0 9.0 .333 0.0 0.3 .000 2.7 3.0 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Amar'e Stoudemire DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Amar'e Stoudemire played 10 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2007 to 2016—Amar'e Stoudemire played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Amar'e Stoudemire got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game