Cade Cunningham vs. Dick Gibbs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dick Gibbs 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, 2 less than Dick Gibbs, who played 5. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Dick Gibbs had his rookie season in 1971-72. 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
Dick Gibbs 5 2 1971-72 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cade Cunningham Dick Gibbs
Season 2021-221971-72
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Dick Gibbs 64 11.8 3.7 - - 2.2 0.8 - - - 2.0 1.4 4.1 .340 - - - 0.9 1.0 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Dick Gibbs ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Cade Cunningham Dick Gibbs
Season 2022-231972-73
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets, Kansas City-Omaha Kings
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
Dick Gibbs 67 11.0 3.1 - - 1.4 0.9 - - - 1.7 1.2 3.3 .360 - - - 0.7 0.9 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Dick Gibbs ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Cade Cunningham Dick Gibbs
Season 2023-241973-74
Team Detroit PistonsSeattle Supersonics
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
Dick Gibbs 71 21.5 10.8 1.3 1.9 3.1 1.1 0.5 0.3 - 2.7 4.3 9.9 .431 - - - 2.3 2.8 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Dick Gibbs ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Cade Cunningham Dick Gibbs
Season -1974-75
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets 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 ------- --- ----------
Dick Gibbs 59 7.2 3.3 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 1.0 1.3 3.2 .389 - - - 0.8 1.1 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Dick Gibbs 6 2.8 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 1.7 .300 - - - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 5

Cade Cunningham Dick Gibbs
Season -1975-76
Team -Buffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Braves Lost East Conf Semis
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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 ------- --- ----------
Dick Gibbs 72 12.0 4.7 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 - 1.8 1.8 4.2 .429 - - - 1.1 1.3 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Dick Gibbs 5 4.6 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 0.8 1.8 .444 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000