Cade Cunningham vs. Kyle Lowry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Lowry 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 / 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, 15 less than Kyle Lowry, who played 19. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Kyle Lowry had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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
Kyle Lowry 19 11 2006-07 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham Kyle Lowry
Season 2021-222006-07
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+54+15.1+11.8+0.3+2.7+2.4+2.4+0.2+0.6-2.5-1.1+5.3+12.3+.048+1.5+4.9+.061+0.3+0.2+.048
Kyle Lowry 10 17.5 5.6 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.2 2.0 1.4 3.8 .368 0.3 0.8 .375 2.5 2.8 .893
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Cade Cunningham Kyle Lowry
Season 2022-232007-08
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+70+7.8+10.3+0.5+2.7+3.2+2.4+0.3+0.3-1.8-0.5+4.7+11.5+.017+1.0+3.4+.022+0.6+.139
Kyle Lowry 82 25.5 9.6 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.6 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.3 3.1 7.2 .432 0.4 1.7 .257 3.0 4.2 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Kyle Lowry played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Cade Cunningham Kyle Lowry
Season 2023-242008-09
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+15+11.7+15.1+0.2+1.7+1.8+3.9+0.2-1.9-0.6+6.0+13.2+.014+1.6+4.1+.100+1.4+1.5+.068
Kyle Lowry 77 21.8 7.6 0.3 2.1 2.5 3.6 0.9 0.2 1.5 1.9 2.5 5.6 .435 0.3 1.3 .255 2.4 2.9 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------
Kyle Lowry 13 19.5 5.3 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.8 1.6 4.8 .333 0.3 1.2 .250 1.8 2.4 .742

Season 4
Cade Cunningham Kyle Lowry
Season 2024-252009-10
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
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:+2+10.7+17.0+0.5+3.0+2.5+4.6+0.1+0.7-2.7-0.3+7.1+14.0+.072+1.6+4.0+.084+1.3+1.5+.019
Kyle Lowry 68 24.3 9.1 1.3 2.3 3.6 4.5 0.9 0.1 1.7 2.5 2.7 6.8 .397 0.5 2.0 .272 3.2 3.8 .827
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
Kyle Lowry DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kyle Lowry played 15 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 19, from 2011 to 2025—Kyle Lowry played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 15 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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