Cade Cunningham vs. Julius Randle Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Julius Randle 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.

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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 4 years in the NBA, 7 less than Julius Randle, who played 11. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Julius Randle had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Julius Randle 11 3 2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham Julius Randle
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+63+18.6+15.4+0.9+4.6+5.5+5.6+1.2+0.7-2.7-2.1+5.7+13.1+.083+1.8+5.7+2.2+0.6+.845
Julius Randle 1 14.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2.0 .000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Cade Cunningham Julius Randle
Season 2022-232015-16
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+69+5.1+8.6+1.1+2.9+4.0+4.2+0.1+0.2-1.5-0.2+3.4+8.4+.014+1.3+4.7+.001+0.6+0.3+.122
Julius Randle 81 28.2 11.3 2.1 8.1 10.2 1.8 0.7 0.4 1.8 3.0 4.4 10.3 .429 0.1 0.4 .278 2.4 3.3 .715
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Cade Cunningham Julius Randle
Season 2023-242016-17
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+12+4.7+9.5+1.5+2.8+4.3+3.9+0.2+0.1-1.1-0.9+3.4+8.4+.039+1.7+4.5+.085+1.0+0.6+.146
Julius Randle 74 28.8 13.2 2.0 6.6 8.6 3.6 0.7 0.5 2.3 3.4 5.1 10.4 .488 0.2 0.9 .270 2.8 3.8 .723
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Julius Randle played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Cade Cunningham Julius Randle
Season 2024-252017-18
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+12+8.3+10.0+1.4+0.5+1.9+6.5+0.5+0.3-1.8-0.5+3.7+9.8+.089+2.0+5.5+.134+0.8+0.1+.128
Julius Randle 82 26.7 16.1 2.2 5.8 8.0 2.6 0.5 0.5 2.6 3.3 6.1 11.0 .558 0.1 0.5 .222 3.7 5.2 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Julius Randle DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Julius Randle played 7 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 11, from 2019 to 2025—Julius Randle played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 7 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Julius Randle got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Most Improved Player
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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