Cade Cunningham vs. Collin Sexton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Collin Sexton 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 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Collin Sexton, who played 7. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Collin Sexton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Collin Sexton 7 0 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham Collin Sexton
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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:+18+0.8+0.7+0.2+2.4+2.6+2.6+0.7+0.6-1.4-0.8+0.4+1.4+.014+0.3+2.1+.088+0.4+0.5+.006
Collin Sexton 82 31.8 16.7 0.7 2.2 2.9 3.0 0.5 0.1 2.3 2.3 6.3 14.7 .430 1.5 3.6 .402 2.6 3.1 .839
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Cade Cunningham Collin Sexton
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
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:+53+0.3+0.9+0.1+3.0+3.1+3.0+0.2+0.5-0.9-0.6+0.1+2.0+.057+0.1+1.2+.101+0.5+0.5+.009
Collin Sexton 65 33.0 20.8 0.9 2.2 3.1 3.0 1.0 0.1 2.4 2.2 7.9 16.7 .472 1.5 3.9 .380 3.5 4.1 .846
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Cade Cunningham Collin Sexton
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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+1.8+1.6+0.5+1.6+1.2+3.1+0.1+0.2-0.6-0.1+0.3+0.4+.026+0.3+1.0+.016+1.4+2.0+.054
Collin Sexton 60 35.3 24.3 1.0 2.2 3.1 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.8 2.6 8.8 18.4 .475 1.6 4.4 .371 5.2 6.4 .815
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Collin Sexton played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Cade Cunningham Collin Sexton
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
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:+59+6.3+10.1+0.4+3.2+2.8+7.0+0.1+0.8-1.6-0.5+3.6+7.1+.019+1.1+1.9+.112+1.9+1.8+.102
Collin Sexton 11 28.7 16.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.1 0.9 0.0 2.8 2.3 6.2 13.7 .450 1.0 4.1 .244 2.6 3.5 .744
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
Collin Sexton DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Collin Sexton played 3 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2023 to 2025—Collin Sexton didn't play in the postseason.

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