Cade Cunningham vs. Rudy Gobert Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rudy Gobert 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, 8 less than Rudy Gobert, who played 12. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Rudy Gobert had his rookie season in 2013-14. 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 |
| Rudy Gobert | 12 | 9 | 2013-14 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Cade Cunningham | Rudy Gobert | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2013-14 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Utah Jazz |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +19 | +23.0 | +15.1 | +0.2 | +2.3 | +2.1 | +5.4 | +1.0 | +0.2 | -3.0 | -1.8 | +5.9 | +14.5 | +.070 | +1.8 | +5.7 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +.353 | |
| Rudy Gobert | 45 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.7 | 1.4 | .492 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Rudy Gobert played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Rudy Gobert | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2014-15 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Utah Jazz |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +70 | +7.0 | +11.5 | +2.2 | +1.0 | +3.3 | +4.7 | +1.7 | -1.9 | -0.7 | +4.7 | +13.5 | +.189 | +1.4 | +5.1 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +.214 | ||
| Rudy Gobert | 82 | 26.3 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | .604 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.1 | 3.3 | .623 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Rudy Gobert played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Rudy Gobert | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2015-16 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Utah Jazz |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +1 | +1.8 | +13.6 | +2.9 | +3.7 | +6.7 | +6.0 | +0.2 | +1.8 | -1.5 | -0.2 | +5.3 | +13.0 | +.110 | +1.9 | +5.4 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +.300 | |
| Rudy Gobert | 61 | 31.7 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 5.8 | .559 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.6 | 4.6 | .569 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Rudy Gobert played in the postseason in their season 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 4 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Rudy Gobert | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2016-17 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Utah Jazz |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Second Team |
| All-NBA Third Team | - | |
| - | All-Defensive First Team | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Jazz Lost West Conf Semis |
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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: | +11 | +1.1 | +12.1 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +6.7 | +7.9 | +0.4 | +1.8 | -2.6 | -0.2 | +4.7 | +13.1 | +.192 | +2.1 | +6.0 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +.193 | |
| Rudy Gobert | 81 | 33.9 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 7.7 | .661 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 3.8 | 5.9 | .653 |
| 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: | +3 | +14.0 | +13.4 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +7.5 | +0.8 | -4.3 | +4.8 | +14.5 | +.209 | +0.8 | +4.7 | +3.1 | +1.4 | +.353 | |||
| Rudy Gobert | 9 | 27.3 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 7.0 | .635 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.7 | 5.6 | .480 |
Additional Years |
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* Rudy Gobert played 8 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2018 to 2025—Rudy Gobert played in 8 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Rudy Gobert got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 3 All-NBA Third Team 6 All-Defensive First Team 1 All-Defensive Second Team 4 Defensive Player of the Year 1 Rebounds Leader 3 All-Star Game |