Cade Cunningham vs. Ralph Simpson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ralph Simpson 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, 1 less than Ralph Simpson, who played 4. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Ralph Simpson 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
Ralph Simpson 4 3 1976-77 to 1979-80

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham Ralph Simpson
Season 2021-221976-77
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 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
Ralph Simpson 77 20.7 11.0 0.6 1.7 2.4 2.3 0.9 0.1 - 1.3 4.6 10.8 .427 - - - 1.8 2.5 .708
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Ralph Simpson 2 8.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.0 4.5 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Cade Cunningham Ralph Simpson
Season 2022-231977-78
Team Detroit PistonsDetroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets 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 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
Ralph Simpson 64 20.7 8.1 0.8 1.6 2.5 2.5 1.2 0.1 2.0 1.4 3.4 9.0 .375 - - - 1.3 1.6 .817
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Ralph Simpson 13 17.3 7.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.9 0.3 0.2 1.6 1.5 3.3 7.3 .453 - - - 1.2 1.8 .696

Season 3
Cade Cunningham Ralph Simpson
Season 2023-241978-79
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Ralph Simpson 69 14.2 6.1 0.5 0.9 1.4 1.8 0.5 0.1 1.4 0.8 2.5 6.3 .402 - - - 1.1 1.6 .685
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Ralph Simpson 2 5.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Cade Cunningham Ralph Simpson
Season -1979-80
Team -New Jersey Nets
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 ------- --- ----------
Ralph Simpson 8 10.1 5.1 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.8 1.1 0.0 1.5 0.4 2.3 5.9 .383 0.0 0.3 .000 0.6 1.3 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Ralph Simpson ------- --- ----------
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