Cade Cunningham vs. Joel Kramer Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Joel Kramer 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, 2 less than Joel Kramer, who played 5. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Joel Kramer had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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
Joel Kramer 5 4 1978-79 to 1982-83

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cade Cunningham Joel Kramer
Season 2021-221978-79
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 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
Joel Kramer 82 17.1 5.9 1.6 2.5 4.1 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.2 2.7 2.2 4.5 .489 - - - 1.5 2.1 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Joel Kramer 15 17.1 6.0 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.1 2.9 2.1 3.9 .542 - - - 1.7 2.4 .722

Season 2

Cade Cunningham Joel Kramer
Season 2022-231979-80
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
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
Joel Kramer 54 13.2 3.5 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.9 1.2 2.6 .469 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.3 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Joel Kramer ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Cade Cunningham Joel Kramer
Season 2023-241980-81
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Joel Kramer 82 13.0 4.1 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.6 1.7 3.1 .527 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.1 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Joel Kramer 7 14.4 3.9 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 2.6 1.9 3.6 .520 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .500

Season 4

Cade Cunningham Joel Kramer
Season -1981-82
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns Lost West Conf Semis
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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 ------- --- ----------
Joel Kramer 56 9.8 2.6 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.0 2.4 .414 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Joel Kramer 4 5.0 3.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.3 1.8 .714 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 5

Cade Cunningham Joel Kramer
Season -1982-83
Team -Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns 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 ------- --- ----------
Joel Kramer 54 8.5 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.8 1.9 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.3 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Joel Kramer 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -