Cade Cunningham vs. Paul George Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul George 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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, 11 less than Paul George, who played 15. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Paul George had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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 |
| Paul George | 15 | 11 | 2010-11 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Cade Cunningham | Paul George | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2010-11 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Indiana Pacers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +3 | +11.9 | +9.6 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +4.5 | +0.2 | +0.3 | -2.6 | -1.0 | +3.8 | +9.6 | +.037 | +1.1 | +3.4 | +.017 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +.083 |
| Paul George | 61 | 20.7 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 6.5 | .453 | 0.7 | 2.3 | .297 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .762 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul George | 5 | 26.6 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 6.6 | .303 | 0.6 | 2.6 | .231 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .875 |
Season 2 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Paul George | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2011-12 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Indiana Pacers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Pacers Lost East Conf Semis |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +54 | +3.6 | +7.8 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +3.6 | +0.8 | -1.5 | -0.1 | +3.5 | +9.0 | +.025 | +1.6 | +.106 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +.035 | ||
| Paul George | 66 | 29.7 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 9.7 | .440 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .385 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .802 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul George | 11 | 33.7 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 8.6 | .389 | 1.0 | 3.7 | .268 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .786 |
Season 3 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Paul George | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2012-13 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Indiana Pacers |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Defensive Second Team | |
| - | Most Improved Player | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Pacers Lost East Conf Finals |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +17 | +4.1 | +5.3 | +0.6 | +2.7 | +3.3 | +3.4 | +0.9 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | +2.3 | +3.9 | +.030 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +.007 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.062 |
| Paul George | 79 | 37.6 | 17.4 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 14.9 | .419 | 2.2 | 5.9 | .362 | 2.8 | 3.5 | .807 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul George | 19 | 41.1 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 14.6 | .430 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .327 | 4.9 | 6.7 | .727 |
Season 4 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Paul George | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2013-14 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Indiana Pacers |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Defensive First Team | |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Pacers Lost East Conf Finals |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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: | +10 | +1.2 | +4.4 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +5.6 | +0.9 | +0.5 | -1.6 | -0.3 | +2.6 | +3.8 | +.045 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.008 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +.018 | |
| Paul George | 80 | 36.2 | 21.7 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 17.0 | .424 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .364 | 5.0 | 5.8 | .864 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 |
| difference: | +13 | +0.2 | +2.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +4.9 | +0.4 | +0.9 | -2.7 | -0.4 | +1.9 | +4.9 | +.012 | +1.9 | +2.1 | +.224 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +.044 |
| Paul George | 19 | 41.1 | 22.6 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 16.6 | .438 | 2.7 | 6.8 | .403 | 5.3 | 6.7 | .789 |
Additional Years |
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* Paul George played 11 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 2015 to 2025—Paul George played in 7 Playoffs. In those 11 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Paul George got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Steals Leader 7 All-Star Game |