Cade Cunningham vs. Gene Guarilia Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gene Guarilia 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 Gene Guarilia, who played 4. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Gene Guarilia had his rookie season in 1959-60. 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
Gene Guarilia 4 2 1959-60 to 1962-63

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cade Cunningham Gene Guarilia
Season 2021-221959-60
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Gene Guarilia 48 8.8 3.0 - - 1.8 0.4 - - - 1.2 1.2 3.2 .377 - - - 0.6 0.9 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Gene Guarilia 7 5.9 2.0 - - 2.7 0.4 - - - 0.6 0.6 2.6 .222 - - - 0.9 0.9 1.000

Season 2

Cade Cunningham Gene Guarilia
Season 2022-231960-61
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Gene Guarilia 25 8.4 3.2 - - 2.8 0.2 - - - 1.1 1.5 3.8 .404 - - - 0.1 0.4 .300
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Gene Guarilia ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Cade Cunningham Gene Guarilia
Season 2023-241961-62
Team Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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
Gene Guarilia 45 8.2 3.6 - - 2.8 0.2 - - - 1.2 1.4 3.6 .379 - - - 0.9 1.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Gene Guarilia 5 5.2 1.2 - - 0.8 0.2 - - - 1.2 0.4 1.6 .250 - - - 0.4 1.0 .400

Season 4

Cade Cunningham Gene Guarilia
Season -1962-63
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Gene Guarilia 11 7.5 2.4 - - 1.3 0.2 - - - 0.5 1.0 3.5 .289 - - - 0.4 1.0 .364
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Gene Guarilia ------- --- ----------