Cade Cunningham vs. De'Aaron Fox Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of De'Aaron Fox 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, 4 less than De'Aaron Fox, who played 9. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while De'Aaron Fox had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 9 | 1 | 2017-18 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Cade Cunningham | De'Aaron Fox | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2017-18 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| 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: | +9 | +4.8 | +5.8 | +0.4 | +2.3 | +2.7 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -1.3 | -0.9 | +2.2 | +5.2 | +.004 | +1.2 | +3.6 | +.007 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.122 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 73 | 27.8 | 11.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 10.9 | .412 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .307 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .723 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Cade Cunningham | De'Aaron Fox | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2018-19 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +69 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +2.4 | +1.3 | +0.8 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +1.6 | +5.1 | +.043 | +0.3 | +2.2 | +.092 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +.110 | |
| De'Aaron Fox | 81 | 31.4 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 13.6 | .458 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .371 | 3.7 | 5.1 | .727 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Cade Cunningham | De'Aaron Fox | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2019-20 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +11 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | +0.8 | +2.8 | +.031 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +.063 | +0.9 | +2.3 | +.164 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 51 | 32.0 | 21.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 16.0 | .480 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .292 | 4.7 | 6.7 | .705 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| Cade Cunningham | De'Aaron Fox | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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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: | +12 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +1.9 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -1.4 | -0.1 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +.008 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +.034 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +.127 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 58 | 35.1 | 25.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 9.1 | 19.1 | .477 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .322 | 5.2 | 7.2 | .719 |
| 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 |
| De'Aaron Fox | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 5 |
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| Cade Cunningham | De'Aaron Fox | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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 | 13 | 36.4 | 27.4 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 21.8 | .444 | 1.9 | 6.6 | .291 | 6.1 | 7.4 | .823 |
| difference: | +46 | +1.1 | +4.2 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +4.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -0.8 | -0.8 | +1.0 | +3.3 | +.029 | +0.6 | +2.4 | +.006 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +.073 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 59 | 35.3 | 23.2 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 18.5 | .473 | 1.3 | 4.2 | .297 | 4.4 | 5.9 | .750 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor De'Aaron Fox played in the postseason in their season 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* De'Aaron Fox played 4 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2023 to 2026—De'Aaron Fox played in one postseason. In those 4 extra years over Cade Cunningham, De'Aaron Fox got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Clutch Player of the Year 1 All-Star Game |