Cade Cunningham vs. Mark Olberding Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mark Olberding 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, 8 less than Mark Olberding, who played 11. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Mark Olberding had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Mark Olberding 11 8 1976-77 to 1986-87

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season 2021-221976-77
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East 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 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
Mark Olberding 82 23.8 10.4 2.0 3.5 5.5 1.5 0.7 0.4 - 3.4 3.7 7.3 .503 - - - 3.1 3.9 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 2 21.0 6.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 - 4.0 2.5 4.5 .556 - - - 1.5 3.0 .500

Season 2
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season 2022-231977-78
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East 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 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
Mark Olberding 79 22.4 8.2 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.7 0.6 0.3 1.5 3.0 2.9 6.1 .481 - - - 2.3 2.9 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 6 25.3 10.5 1.5 3.5 5.0 2.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 3.8 4.2 8.5 .490 - - - 2.2 2.5 .867

Season 3
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season 2023-241978-79
Team Detroit PistonsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost East 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 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
Mark Olberding 80 23.6 9.4 1.2 4.2 5.4 2.6 0.7 0.2 2.0 3.5 3.3 6.9 .474 - - - 2.9 3.6 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 14 25.6 7.9 0.9 4.1 4.9 2.4 0.9 0.4 2.1 3.8 2.9 7.4 .398 - - - 2.1 2.6 .784

Season 4
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season -1979-80
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 75 28.1 10.6 1.1 4.5 5.6 4.4 0.9 0.3 2.4 3.7 3.9 8.1 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.5 .795
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 3 32.3 9.7 1.7 5.7 7.3 3.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 4.7 4.3 7.7 .565 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750

Season 5
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season -1980-81
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 82 29.4 12.3 1.8 4.0 5.7 3.4 0.9 0.4 2.5 3.7 4.2 8.4 .508 0.0 0.1 .143 3.8 4.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 7 36.3 19.7 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.3 0.6 0.0 2.4 4.4 8.3 15.0 .552 0.1 0.4 .333 3.0 3.6 .840

Season 6
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season -1981-82
Team -San Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Spurs 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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 68 30.9 13.8 1.7 4.7 6.5 3.0 0.8 0.4 2.0 3.7 4.9 10.4 .472 0.0 0.2 .167 4.0 5.0 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 9 36.4 14.7 2.2 4.2 6.4 3.6 1.0 0.7 3.0 4.3 5.9 13.3 .442 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.4 .839

Season 7
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season -1982-83
Team -Chicago Bulls
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 80 22.7 8.7 1.4 3.1 4.5 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.9 3.1 3.1 6.5 .481 0.0 0.2 .167 2.4 3.1 .782
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season -1983-84
Team -Kansas City Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings 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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 81 26.7 9.4 1.5 4.0 5.5 2.4 0.6 0.3 2.0 3.6 3.1 6.2 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 3.9 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 3 20.0 6.7 1.3 3.7 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 4.7 .571

Season 9
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season -1984-85
Team -Kansas City Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 81 28.1 10.2 1.7 4.6 6.3 3.0 0.7 0.1 2.3 3.7 3.3 6.5 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.3 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season -1985-86
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings 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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 81 26.6 7.6 1.4 3.8 5.2 3.3 0.5 0.3 1.8 3.4 2.8 5.0 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.6 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 3 24.7 5.0 1.3 3.0 4.3 1.0 0.7 0.3 2.3 3.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 11
Cade Cunningham Mark Olberding
Season -1986-87
Team -Sacramento Kings
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 ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding 76 13.2 3.3 0.7 1.8 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.9 0.9 2.2 .418 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.7 .885
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Mark Olberding ------- --- ----------
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