Cade Cunningham vs. Marcus Morris Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marcus Morris 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 5 years in the NBA, 8 less than Marcus Morris, who played 13. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Marcus Morris had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26
Marcus Morris 13 7 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham Marcus Morris
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets
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:+47+25.2+15.0+0.6+4.0+4.6+5.4+1.1+0.6-3.5-2.4+5.8+12.9+.120+1.7+4.7+.196+1.8+2.1+.095
Marcus Morris 17 7.4 2.4 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.9 3.2 .296 0.1 1.0 .118 0.4 0.5 .750
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Cade Cunningham Marcus Morris
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Detroit PistonsHouston Rockets, Phoenix Suns
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:+65+13.5+12.2+2.6+2.6+5.2+0.2+0.3-2.3-0.7+4.9+11.9+.007+0.3+2.1+.090+2.1+2.1+.273
Marcus Morris 77 19.8 7.7 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 2.1 2.9 6.8 .422 1.1 3.0 .369 0.9 1.5 .564
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Cade Cunningham Marcus Morris
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
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:+20+11.5+13.0+0.5+0.9+0.4+6.4+0.2-2.2-0.6+5.0+10.9+.007+0.7+2.2+.026+2.3+2.5+.108
Marcus Morris 82 22.0 9.7 1.0 2.9 3.9 1.1 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.9 3.5 7.9 .442 1.2 3.2 .381 1.5 1.9 .761
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Marcus Morris played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Cade Cunningham Marcus Morris
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
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:+11+9.8+15.7+0.1+1.4+1.3+7.5+0.2+0.6-3.5-0.5+5.7+11.4+.035+0.7+2.1+.002+3.6+3.9+.218
Marcus Morris 81 25.2 10.4 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.6 0.8 0.2 0.9 2.3 4.1 9.4 .434 1.4 3.9 .358 0.9 1.4 .628
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
Marcus Morris DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Cade Cunningham Marcus Morris
Season 2025-262015-16
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham 18 36.8 28.2 1.4 5.1 6.5 9.3 1.5 0.8 4.2 3.5 10.0 21.9 .457 1.9 6.3 .301 6.3 7.7 .820
difference:+62+1.1+14.1+0.3+1.2+1.4+6.8+0.7+0.5-2.4-1.4+4.9+10.1+.023+0.5+2.6+.061+3.8+4.3+.071
Marcus Morris 80 35.7 14.1 1.1 3.9 5.1 2.5 0.8 0.3 1.8 2.1 5.1 11.8 .434 1.4 3.7 .362 2.5 3.4 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------
Marcus Morris 4 36.0 17.8 0.5 2.8 3.3 2.5 0.5 0.0 1.3 4.3 5.5 11.8 .468 1.8 4.5 .389 5.0 5.8 .870

Additional Years

* Marcus Morris played 8 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 13, from 2017 to 2024—Marcus Morris played in 6 Playoffs.

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