Cade Cunningham vs. David Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Robinson 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

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, 9 less than David Robinson, who played 14. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while David Robinson had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
David Robinson 14 12 1989-90 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham David Robinson
Season 2021-221989-90
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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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+4.0+6.9+2.8+3.7+6.5+3.6+0.5+3.2-0.6-0.1+1.7+0.2+.115+1.8+5.7+5.3+7.6+.113
David Robinson 82 36.6 24.3 3.7 8.3 12.0 2.0 1.7 3.9 3.1 3.2 8.4 15.9 .531 0.0 0.0 - 7.5 10.2 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------
David Robinson 10 37.5 24.3 3.6 8.4 12.0 2.3 1.1 4.0 2.4 3.5 8.9 16.7 .533 0.0 0.0 - 6.5 9.6 .677

Season 2
Cade Cunningham David Robinson
Season 2022-231990-91
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+70+4.4+5.7+3.1+3.7+6.8+3.5+0.7+3.3-0.4+1.4+2.0+.137+1.4+5.0+.136+4.2+5.9+.075
David Robinson 82 37.7 25.6 4.1 8.9 13.0 2.5 1.5 3.9 3.3 3.2 9.2 16.7 .552 0.0 0.1 .143 7.2 9.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------
David Robinson 4 41.5 25.8 2.8 10.8 13.5 2.0 1.5 3.8 3.8 2.8 8.8 12.8 .686 0.0 0.3 .000 8.3 9.5 .868

Season 3
Cade Cunningham David Robinson
Season 2023-241991-92
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
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:+6+4.2+0.5+3.3+4.6+7.9+4.8+1.4+4.1-0.7-0.7+0.2+3.0+.102+1.9+5.3+.230+2.0+3.9+.168
David Robinson 68 37.7 23.2 3.8 8.4 12.2 2.7 2.3 4.5 2.7 3.2 8.7 15.8 .551 0.0 0.1 .125 5.8 8.3 .701
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor David Robinson played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Cade Cunningham David Robinson
Season 2024-251992-93
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third TeamAchievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+12+4.2+2.7+2.0+3.6+5.6+5.4+0.5+2.4-1.5-0.1+1.6+4.4+.032+2.1+5.8+.180+2.3+4.0+.114
David Robinson 82 39.2 23.4 2.8 8.9 11.7 3.7 1.5 3.2 2.9 2.9 8.2 16.4 .501 0.0 0.2 .176 6.8 9.3 .732
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:+4+0.8+1.9+1.9+2.4+4.3+4.7+0.8+2.3-2.8-0.6+1.3+4.5+.039+0.8+4.6+.179+1.5+4.0+.169
David Robinson 10 42.1 23.1 2.9 9.7 12.6 4.0 1.0 3.6 2.5 3.9 7.9 17.0 .465 0.0 0.1 .000 7.3 11.0 .664

Season 5
Cade Cunningham David Robinson
Season 2025-261993-94
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West 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 5 35.2 22.2 1.2 4.4 5.6 8.2 0.8 1.2 4.4 3.6 7.6 19.2 .396 1.6 6.6 .242 5.4 6.6 .818
difference:+75+5.3+7.6+1.8+3.3+5.1+3.4+0.9+2.1-1.2-0.7+2.9+1.5+.111+1.5+6.2+.103+3.3+5.0+.069
David Robinson 80 40.5 29.8 3.0 7.7 10.7 4.8 1.7 3.3 3.2 2.9 10.5 20.7 .507 0.1 0.4 .345 8.7 11.6 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------
David Robinson 4 36.5 20.0 3.3 6.8 10.0 3.5 0.8 2.5 2.3 3.5 7.5 18.3 .411 0.0 0.3 .000 5.0 6.8 .741

Additional Years

* David Robinson played 9 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 1995 to 2003—David Robinson played in 8 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 9 extra years over Cade Cunningham, David Robinson got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Season MVP
Achievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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