Cade Cunningham vs. Jaylen Nowell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Nowell 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 / 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 3 years in the NBA, 2 less than Jaylen Nowell, who played 5. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Jaylen Nowell had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Jaylen Nowell 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cade Cunningham Jaylen Nowell
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Jaylen Nowell 15 10.1 3.8 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.3 3.5 .358 0.2 1.7 .115 1.1 1.1 .941
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Cade Cunningham Jaylen Nowell
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
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
Jaylen Nowell 42 18.1 9.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.7 3.4 8.0 .424 1.2 3.6 .333 1.1 1.3 .818
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Cade Cunningham Jaylen Nowell
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTimberwolves Lost West 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
Jaylen Nowell 62 15.7 8.5 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.2 3.2 6.7 .475 1.0 2.6 .394 1.2 1.5 .783
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell 1 12.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 10.0 .300 0.0 5.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

Cade Cunningham Jaylen Nowell
Season -2022-23
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Timberwolves Lost West 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 ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell 65 19.3 10.8 0.6 2.1 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.6 4.3 9.6 .448 1.0 3.6 .289 1.2 1.5 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell 5 12.4 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 5.2 .231 0.6 1.8 .333 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 5

Cade Cunningham Jaylen Nowell
Season -2023-24
Team -Memphis Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell 13 16.5 6.2 0.5 1.4 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.2 2.6 6.0 .436 0.5 2.2 .207 0.5 0.7 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jaylen Nowell ------- --- ----------