Cade Cunningham vs. Calvin Garrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Calvin Garrett 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

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 3 years in the NBA, 1 less than Calvin Garrett, who played 4. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Calvin Garrett had his rookie season in 1980-81. 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 achivements, 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 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24
Calvin Garrett 4 2 1980-81 to 1983-84

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham Calvin Garrett
Season 2021-221980-81
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost NBA Finals
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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
Calvin Garrett 70 23.4 6.1 1.2 2.6 3.8 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.3 2.4 2.7 5.9 .453 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 0.9 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Calvin Garrett 13 9.0 1.9 0.2 0.9 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.6 .429 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .875

Season 2
Cade Cunningham Calvin Garrett
Season 2022-231981-82
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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
Calvin Garrett 51 16.8 4.5 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.8 2.1 4.7 .434 0.1 0.2 .300 0.3 0.5 .654
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Calvin Garrett 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Cade Cunningham Calvin Garrett
Season 2023-241982-83
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Calvin Garrett 4 8.5 2.5 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 2.8 .364 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Calvin Garrett ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Cade Cunningham Calvin Garrett
Season -1983-84
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Calvin Garrett 41 11.7 4.6 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.5 1.9 3.7 .513 0.0 0.1 .333 0.7 1.0 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Calvin Garrett ------- --- ----------
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