Cade Cunningham vs. Draymond Green Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Draymond Green 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 4 years in the NBA, 9 less than Draymond Green, who played 13. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Draymond Green had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 |
| Draymond Green | 13 | 10 | 2012-13 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Cade Cunningham | Draymond Green | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2012-13 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Golden State Warriors |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Warriors Lost West Conf Semis |
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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: | +15 | +19.2 | +14.5 | +0.2 | +2.0 | +2.2 | +4.9 | +0.7 | +0.4 | -3.1 | -1.1 | +5.6 | +12.8 | +.089 | +1.6 | +4.9 | +.105 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +.027 |
| Draymond Green | 79 | 13.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | .327 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .209 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .818 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draymond Green | 12 | 18.6 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 4.7 | .429 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .391 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .765 |
Season 2 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Draymond Green | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2013-14 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Golden State Warriors |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Warriors 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 | 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: | +70 | +11.4 | +13.7 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -2.2 | +5.5 | +13.1 | +.008 | +0.7 | +3.1 | +.054 | +2.0 | +2.1 | +.170 | ||
| Draymond Green | 82 | 21.9 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5.6 | .407 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .333 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .667 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draymond Green | 7 | 32.6 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 8.6 | .467 | 1.1 | 4.1 | .276 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .792 |
Season 3 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Draymond Green | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2014-15 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Golden State Warriors |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Defensive First Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play |  NBA Champion |
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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: | +17 | +2.0 | +11.0 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +3.9 | +3.8 | +0.7 | +0.9 | -1.7 | -0.7 | +4.2 | +9.1 | +.006 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +.018 | +2.1 | +1.9 | +.209 |
| Draymond Green | 79 | 31.5 | 11.7 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 9.7 | .443 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .337 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .660 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draymond Green | 21 | 37.3 | 13.7 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 11.4 | .417 | 1.1 | 4.3 | .264 | 3.0 | 4.1 | .736 |
Season 4 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Draymond Green | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2015-16 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Golden State Warriors |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Second Team |
| All-NBA Third Team | - | |
| - | All-Defensive First Team | |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Warriors Lost NBA Finals |
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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: | +11 | +0.3 | +12.1 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +3.4 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -1.2 | -0.2 | +4.8 | +10.7 | +.021 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +.032 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +.150 |
| Draymond Green | 81 | 34.7 | 14.0 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 10.1 | .490 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .388 | 2.8 | 4.1 | .696 |
| 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 |
| difference: | +17 | +3.1 | +9.6 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -2.9 | -0.2 | +4.0 | +9.5 | +.005 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +.186 | +2.4 | +2.3 | +.095 |
| Draymond Green | 23 | 38.2 | 15.4 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 12.0 | .431 | 1.7 | 4.5 | .365 | 3.4 | 4.7 | .738 |
Additional Years |
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* Draymond Green played 9 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 13, from 2017 to 2025—Draymond Green played in 6 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Draymond Green got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 3 All-Defensive First Team 4 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 1 Steals Leader 3 All-Star Game |