Cade Cunningham vs. Dylan Harper Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dylan Harper 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.
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 more than Dylan Harper, who played 1. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Dylan Harper had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| Dylan Harper | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cade Cunningham | Dylan Harper | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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: | +49 | +10.7 | +4.3 | +0.1 | +2.5 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +0.3 | +0.6 | -2.0 | -0.6 | +1.6 | +5.1 | +.045 | +1.1 | +3.2 | +.051 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.137 |
| Dylan Harper | 15 | 21.9 | 13.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 11.0 | .461 | 0.7 | 2.5 | .263 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .708 |
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| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Dylan Harper played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Cade Cunningham played 4 seasons more than Dylan Harper in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 5, from 2023 to 2026—Cade Cunningham played in one postseason. In those 4 extra years over Dylan Harper, Cade Cunningham got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Star Game |
All-Rookie First Team