Cade Cunningham vs. Russell Westbrook Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Russell Westbrook 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, 13 less than Russell Westbrook, who played 17. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Russell Westbrook had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 |
| Russell Westbrook | 17 | 14 | 2008-09 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Cade Cunningham | Russell Westbrook | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2008-09 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | 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: | +18 | +0.1 | +2.1 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.4 | -0.8 | +1.4 | +2.7 | +.018 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +.043 | +2.1 | +2.6 | +.030 |
| Russell Westbrook | 82 | 32.5 | 15.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 13.4 | .398 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .271 | 4.3 | 5.2 | .815 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Cade Cunningham nor Russell Westbrook played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Russell Westbrook | |
| Season | 2022-23 | 2009-10 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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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 | +1.0 | +3.8 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +1.3 | +2.0 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -0.3 | +1.9 | +4.6 | +.003 | +1.1 | +3.8 | +.058 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +.057 | |
| Russell Westbrook | 82 | 34.3 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 5.9 | 14.1 | .418 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .221 | 4.0 | 5.1 | .780 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russell Westbrook | 6 | 35.3 | 20.5 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 15.2 | .473 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .417 | 5.3 | 6.3 | .842 |
Season 3 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Russell Westbrook | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2010-11 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Second Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Thunder Lost West 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: | +20 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.0 | -0.5 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +.007 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +.025 | +2.7 | +3.3 | +.027 | ||
| Russell Westbrook | 82 | 34.7 | 21.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 17.0 | .442 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .330 | 6.5 | 7.7 | .842 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Russell Westbrook | 17 | 37.5 | 23.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 20.2 | .394 | 0.8 | 2.8 | .292 | 7.1 | 8.4 | .852 |
Season 4 |
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| Cade Cunningham | Russell Westbrook | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2011-12 |
| Team | Detroit Pistons | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Second Team |
| All-NBA Third Team | - | |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Thunder Lost NBA Finals |
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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: | +4 | +0.3 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +3.6 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -0.8 | -0.6 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +.012 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +.040 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +.023 |
| Russell Westbrook | 66 | 35.3 | 23.6 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 19.2 | .457 | 0.9 | 3.0 | .316 | 5.2 | 6.3 | .823 |
| 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: | +14 | +2.9 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +2.9 | +2.8 | +2.8 | +0.2 | +0.9 | -3.0 | -0.8 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +.009 | +0.1 | +1.4 | +.098 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +.031 |
| Russell Westbrook | 20 | 38.4 | 23.1 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 20.4 | .435 | 0.9 | 3.3 | .277 | 4.5 | 5.6 | .802 |
Additional Years |
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* Russell Westbrook played 13 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 17, from 2013 to 2025—Russell Westbrook played in 11 Playoffs. In those 13 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Russell Westbrook got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 2 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 2 Scoring Leader 3 Assists Leader 7 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP |