Cade Cunningham vs. Russ Lee Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russ Lee 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 and Russ Lee both played 3 years in the NBA. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Russ Lee had his rookie season in 1972-73. 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
Russ Lee 3 2 1972-73 to 1974-75

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cade Cunningham Russ Lee
Season 2021-221972-73
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Russ Lee 46 6.0 2.8 - - 0.9 0.8 - - - 0.8 1.1 2.8 .386 - - - 0.7 0.9 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Russ Lee 5 2.6 3.2 - - 0.8 0.4 - - - 0.2 1.6 2.8 .571 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Cade Cunningham Russ Lee
Season 2022-231973-74
Team Detroit PistonsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost NBA 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
Russ Lee 36 4.6 2.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 2.6 .404 - - - 0.3 0.4 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Russ Lee 6 2.0 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 0.8 1.3 .625 - - - 0.2 0.7 .250

Season 3
Cade Cunningham Russ Lee
Season 2023-241974-75
Team Detroit PistonsNew Orleans Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 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
Russ Lee 15 9.3 4.3 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.5 0.7 0.2 - 1.1 1.9 5.1 .382 - - - 0.5 0.9 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Russ Lee ------- --- ----------
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