Cade Cunningham vs. Drazen Petrovic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Drazen Petrovic 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 Drazen Petrovic, who played 4. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Drazen Petrovic 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 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
Drazen Petrovic 4 3 1989-90 to 1992-93

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham Drazen Petrovic
Season 2021-221989-90
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 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
Drazen Petrovic 77 12.6 7.6 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.5 0.3 0.0 1.2 1.7 2.7 5.5 .485 0.4 1.0 .459 1.8 2.1 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Drazen Petrovic 20 12.7 6.1 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.9 2.4 5.5 .440 0.3 0.8 .313 1.1 1.8 .583

Season 2
Cade Cunningham Drazen Petrovic
Season 2022-231990-91
Team Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers, New Jersey Nets
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
Drazen Petrovic 61 16.6 10.2 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.0 1.3 2.2 4.0 8.1 .493 0.4 1.1 .354 1.9 2.2 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Drazen Petrovic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Cade Cunningham Drazen Petrovic
Season 2023-241991-92
Team Detroit PistonsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East 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 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
Drazen Petrovic 82 36.9 20.6 1.2 2.0 3.1 3.1 1.3 0.1 2.6 3.0 8.1 16.0 .508 1.5 3.4 .444 2.8 3.5 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Drazen Petrovic 4 40.8 24.3 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.3 1.0 0.3 2.0 3.3 10.3 19.0 .539 1.0 3.0 .333 2.8 3.3 .846

Season 4
Cade Cunningham Drazen Petrovic
Season -1992-93
Team -New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Playoffs -Nets Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Drazen Petrovic 70 38.0 22.3 0.6 2.1 2.7 3.5 1.3 0.2 2.9 3.4 8.4 16.2 .518 1.1 2.4 .449 4.5 5.2 .870
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Drazen Petrovic 5 38.6 15.6 0.4 1.4 1.8 1.8 0.4 0.0 4.4 3.6 6.0 13.2 .455 0.4 1.2 .333 3.2 4.0 .800
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