Cade Cunningham vs. Caleb Martin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Caleb Martin 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 / 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, 2 less than Caleb Martin, who played 7. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Caleb Martin had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Caleb Martin 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cade Cunningham Caleb Martin
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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:+46+15.0+11.2+0.3+3.0+3.4+4.3+0.5+0.3-2.9-1.3+4.6+11.4+.024+0.7+3.6+.227+1.3+1.4+.035
Caleb Martin 18 17.6 6.2 0.6 1.6 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.8 2.1 4.7 .440 1.1 2.1 .541 0.9 1.2 .810
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Caleb Martin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Cade Cunningham Caleb Martin
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets
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:+41+17.9+14.9+0.4+3.1+3.5+4.7+0.1+0.4-2.7-1.6+6.0+13.9+.040+0.8+2.7+.031+2.2+2.4+.196
Caleb Martin 53 15.4 5.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 4.8 .375 0.6 2.4 .248 0.8 1.2 .641
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Caleb Martin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Cade Cunningham Caleb Martin
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East 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:+2+10.6+13.5+0.7+1.1+0.5+6.4+0.1+0.1-2.5-0.8+5.0+12.0+.058+0.8+2.8+.058+2.6+2.8+.106
Caleb Martin 60 22.9 9.2 1.2 2.7 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.7 3.5 6.8 .507 1.1 2.6 .413 1.2 1.6 .763
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------
Caleb Martin 17 12.3 4.5 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.9 4.7 .400 0.6 1.9 .303 0.1 0.4 .333

Season 4

Cade Cunningham Caleb Martin
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdHeat Lost NBA Finals
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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:+1+5.7+16.5+0.4+1.7+1.3+7.5+0.4-3.3-0.8+6.2+13.1+.005+0.9+2.7+3.2+3.7+.041
Caleb Martin 71 29.3 9.6 1.2 3.6 4.8 1.6 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.0 3.6 7.7 .464 1.2 3.3 .356 1.3 1.6 .805
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
difference:+17+11.1+12.3+0.2+3.0+2.9+7.1+0.9+0.9-4.3-0.9+4.5+12.5+.103+1.1+0.2+.244+4.5+5.5+.004
Caleb Martin 23 30.2 12.7 1.2 4.3 5.4 1.6 0.9 0.4 1.0 2.4 4.7 9.0 .529 1.9 4.5 .423 1.3 1.5 .829

Season 5

Cade Cunningham Caleb Martin
Season 2025-262023-24
Team Detroit PistonsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham 7 36.0 23.6 0.9 4.7 5.6 9.6 1.0 1.0 3.7 3.7 8.1 18.9 .432 1.9 6.1 .302 5.4 7.3 .745
difference:+57+8.6+13.6+0.3+1.5+1.2+7.4+0.3+0.5-2.5-1.7+4.3+10.2+.001+0.6+2.5+.047+4.2+5.8+.033
Caleb Martin 64 27.4 10.0 1.2 3.2 4.4 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.0 3.8 8.7 .431 1.3 3.6 .349 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------
Caleb Martin 5 35.2 11.6 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 2.8 4.2 9.0 .467 2.2 5.0 .440 1.0 1.0 1.000

Additional Years

* Caleb Martin played 2 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—Caleb Martin didn't play in the postseason.