Cade Cunningham vs. Purvis Short Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Purvis Short 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.
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, 9 less than Purvis Short, who played 12. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Purvis Short had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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 |
Purvis Short |
12 |
3 |
1978-79 to 1989-90 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Cade Cunningham |
Purvis Short |
Season |
2021-22 | 1978-79 |
Team |
Detroit Pistons | Golden State Warriors |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 |
Purvis Short |
75 |
22.7 |
10.6 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
10.3 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.671 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Purvis Short |
62 |
26.4 |
17.0 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
14.8 |
.503 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
.812 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Purvis Short |
79 |
29.2 |
16.1 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
4.9 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
14.6 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.176 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.820 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
76 |
23.4 |
14.4 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
6.0 |
12.3 |
.488 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.214 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
67 |
35.8 |
21.4 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
8.8 |
18.0 |
.487 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.267 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
.828 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
79 |
37.3 |
22.8 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
3.1 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
19.1 |
.473 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.306 |
4.5 |
5.6 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
78 |
39.5 |
28.0 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
5.1 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
10.5 |
22.8 |
.460 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.313 |
6.4 |
7.9 |
.817 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
64 |
37.9 |
25.5 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.1 |
3.7 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
9.9 |
20.5 |
.482 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.306 |
5.5 |
6.3 |
.865 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
34 |
27.9 |
18.3 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
.479 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.235 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
.856 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
10 |
25.3 |
14.6 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
3.4 |
5.7 |
12.3 |
.463 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
.889 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
81 |
24.1 |
14.3 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
5.9 |
12.2 |
.481 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.238 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
.858 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
4 |
17.8 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
6.5 |
.269 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.000 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
65 |
17.8 |
7.4 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
.413 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.273 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.865 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
4 |
9.3 |
4.8 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.381 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.600 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
82 |
27.0 |
13.1 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
11.6 |
.455 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.286 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
.835 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Cade Cunningham |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Purvis Short |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |