Cade Cunningham vs. Derrick Dial Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Derrick Dial 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 Derrick Dial, who played 4. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Derrick Dial had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Derrick Dial 4 1 1999-00 to 2003-04

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham Derrick Dial
Season 2021-221999-00
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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
Derrick Dial 8 11.9 5.0 1.8 1.5 3.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.8 1.3 2.1 5.8 .370 0.4 1.5 .250 0.4 0.6 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick Dial 2 3.5 2.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500

Season 2
Cade Cunningham Derrick Dial
Season 2022-232000-01
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
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 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
Derrick Dial 33 6.3 2.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.1 2.5 .434 0.1 0.3 .200 0.4 0.6 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick Dial ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Cade Cunningham Derrick Dial
Season 2023-242001-02
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets, Toronto Raptors
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
Derrick Dial 32 9.3 3.2 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.4 1.3 3.8 .342 0.0 0.3 .091 0.6 0.8 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick Dial ------- --- ----------

Note: Derrick Dial didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 4
Cade Cunningham Derrick Dial
Season -2003-04
Team -Orlando Magic
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 ------- --- ----------
Derrick Dial 9 9.6 2.9 0.6 0.9 1.4 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.7 1.0 3.1 .321 0.2 1.0 .222 0.7 0.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Derrick Dial ------- --- ----------
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