Cade Cunningham vs. JaVale McGee Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of JaVale McGee 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 4 years in the NBA, 12 less than JaVale McGee, who played 16. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while JaVale McGee had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 |
| JaVale McGee |
16 |
8 |
2008-09 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +11 | +17.4 | +10.9 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +1.6 | +5.3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -2.9 | -1.0 | +4.2 | +10.9 | +.078 | +1.8 | +5.7 | | +0.8 | +0.4 | +.185 |
| JaVale McGee |
75 |
15.2 |
6.5 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
.494 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
2.2 |
.660 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +48 | +17.2 | +13.5 | +0.5 | +2.6 | +2.1 | +5.8 | +0.5 | +1.1 | -2.4 | -0.8 | +5.2 | +13.6 | +.093 | +1.4 | +5.1 | | +1.8 | +1.7 | +.199 |
| JaVale McGee |
60 |
16.1 |
6.4 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
5.1 |
.508 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
1.9 |
.638 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 | +5.7 | +12.6 | +2.3 | +1.4 | +3.7 | +7.0 | +0.4 | +2.0 | -2.1 | -0.4 | +4.3 | +11.2 | +.101 | +1.9 | +5.4 | | +2.1 | +1.5 | +.286 |
| JaVale McGee |
79 |
27.8 |
10.1 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
8.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
7.6 |
.550 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.7 |
2.9 |
.583 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor JaVale McGee played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +9 | +9.8 | +14.8 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +8.6 | +0.4 | +1.4 | -3.0 | -0.1 | +4.8 | +11.8 | +.087 | +2.1 | +6.0 | | +3.2 | +2.6 | +.385 |
| JaVale McGee |
61 |
25.2 |
11.3 |
2.7 |
5.1 |
7.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
9.0 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.7 |
.461 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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: | +1 | +15.4 | +16.4 | +2.3 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +8.0 | +1.1 | +1.8 | -4.7 | -0.3 | +5.9 | +13.9 | +.008 | +0.8 | +4.7 | | +3.8 | +3.3 | +.295 |
| JaVale McGee |
7 |
25.9 |
8.6 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
9.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
7.6 |
.434 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.7 |
.538 |
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Additional Years |
* JaVale McGee played 12 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 16, from 2013 to 2024—JaVale McGee played in 7 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. |
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