Cade Cunningham vs. Blake Griffin Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Blake Griffin 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 5 years in the NBA, 8 less than Blake Griffin, who played 13. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Blake Griffin had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 | 5 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
| Blake Griffin | 13 | 10 | 2010-11 to 2022-23 |
Rookie Season |
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| Cade Cunningham | Blake Griffin | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2010-11 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Rookie of the Year |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| 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 | +5.4 | +5.1 | +2.4 | +4.2 | +6.6 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.0 | +1.8 | +0.7 | +.090 | +1.7 | +5.4 | +.022 | +3.2 | +5.9 | +.203 | |
| Blake Griffin | 82 | 38.0 | 22.5 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 8.5 | 16.8 | .506 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .292 | 5.4 | 8.5 | .642 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Blake Griffin played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Blake Griffin | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2011-12 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Second Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Clippers Lost West 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: | +54 | +2.9 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +2.4 | +4.7 | +2.8 | +0.1 | -1.0 | -0.5 | +0.7 | +3.2 | +.134 | +1.4 | +4.9 | +.154 | +0.7 | +3.5 | +.316 | |
| Blake Griffin | 66 | 36.2 | 20.7 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 15.5 | .549 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .125 | 3.7 | 7.1 | .521 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blake Griffin | 11 | 35.7 | 19.1 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 15.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 3.8 | 6.0 | .636 |
Season 3 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Blake Griffin | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2012-13 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Second Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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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: | +18 | +1.0 | +4.7 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +4.0 | +3.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -1.1 | -0.4 | +1.3 | +5.4 | +.089 | +1.8 | +5.0 | +.176 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +.209 |
| Blake Griffin | 80 | 32.5 | 18.0 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 13.4 | .538 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .179 | 3.5 | 5.3 | .660 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blake Griffin | 6 | 26.3 | 13.2 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 10.7 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 3.5 | 4.3 | .808 |
Season 4 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Blake Griffin | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2013-14 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Second Team |
| All-NBA Third Team | - | |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Clippers Lost West 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: | +10 | +0.8 | +2.0 | +1.6 | +1.8 | +3.4 | +5.2 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -1.6 | -0.5 | +0.8 | +3.8 | +.059 | +1.9 | +5.4 | +.083 | +1.5 | +3.1 | +.131 |
| Blake Griffin | 80 | 35.8 | 24.1 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 17.0 | .528 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .273 | 6.0 | 8.4 | .715 |
| 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: | +7 | +4.5 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +2.6 | +0.9 | +4.9 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -2.9 | -0.9 | +0.2 | +3.5 | +.074 | +0.7 | +4.2 | +.036 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.093 |
| Blake Griffin | 13 | 36.8 | 23.5 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 18.0 | .500 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .143 | 5.5 | 7.4 | .740 |
Season 5 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Blake Griffin | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2014-15 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Clippers Lost West Conf Semis |
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5th 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 | 15 | 36.3 | 28.1 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 21.9 | .445 | 1.9 | 6.5 | .299 | 6.7 | 8.1 | .828 |
| difference: | +52 | +1.1 | +6.2 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +4.0 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -1.3 | -0.8 | +1.1 | +4.8 | +.057 | +1.8 | +6.1 | +.101 | +2.1 | +1.7 | +.100 |
| Blake Griffin | 67 | 35.2 | 21.9 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 17.1 | .502 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .400 | 4.6 | 6.4 | .728 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blake Griffin | 14 | 39.8 | 25.5 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 12.7 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 19.6 | .511 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .143 | 5.4 | 7.6 | .717 |
Additional Years |
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* Blake Griffin played 8 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2016 to 2023—Blake Griffin played in 6 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Blake Griffin got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Star Game |