Cade Cunningham vs. Payton Pritchard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Payton Pritchard 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, 1 less than Payton Pritchard, who played 5. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Payton Pritchard had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 |
| Payton Pritchard | 5 | 5 | 2020-21 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Cade Cunningham | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics 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: | +2 | +13.4 | +9.7 | +0.4 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +3.8 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -2.9 | -1.5 | +3.9 | +9.8 | +.024 | +0.3 | +1.9 | +.097 | +1.6 | +1.9 | +.044 |
| Payton Pritchard | 66 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 6.3 | .440 | 1.5 | 3.8 | .411 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .889 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Payton Pritchard | 5 | 13.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .353 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .300 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.000 |
Season 2 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics Lost NBA Finals |
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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: | +59 | +19.2 | +13.7 | +0.5 | +3.8 | +4.3 | +4.0 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -2.7 | -1.9 | +5.5 | +13.4 | +.014 | +1.6 | +.133 | +2.7 | +3.3 | +.163 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 71 | 14.1 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 5.3 | .429 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .412 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.000 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Payton Pritchard | 24 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 | .422 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .333 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .667 |
Season 3 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Celtics 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: | +14 | +20.1 | +17.1 | +2.5 | +2.5 | +6.2 | +0.6 | +0.4 | -2.6 | -1.7 | +6.4 | +13.7 | +.037 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +.009 | +3.5 | +4.1 | +.119 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 48 | 13.4 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 5.1 | .412 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .364 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .750 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Payton Pritchard | 10 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .545 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .400 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .800 |
Season 4 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Payton Pritchard | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Boston Celtics |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd |  NBA Champion |
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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: | +12 | +12.7 | +16.5 | +0.1 | +2.9 | +2.9 | +5.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | -3.7 | -1.5 | +6.2 | +13.1 | +.001 | +0.3 | +1.3 | +.029 | +3.9 | +4.6 | +.025 |
| Payton Pritchard | 82 | 22.3 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 7.7 | .468 | 1.8 | 4.7 | .385 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .821 |
| 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 | +22.6 | +18.6 | +0.3 | +6.1 | +6.4 | +6.6 | +1.6 | +1.3 | -4.6 | -2.1 | +6.9 | +16.0 | +.007 | +0.4 | +1.5 | +.204 | +5.2 | +6.4 | +.084 |
| Payton Pritchard | 19 | 18.7 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5.5 | .419 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .383 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .917 |
Additional Years |
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* Payton Pritchard played 1 season more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his season 5 in 2025—Payton Pritchard played in the Playoffs. In that extra year over Cade Cunningham, Payton Pritchard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year |