Cade Cunningham vs. Shake Milton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shake Milton 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 / 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 3 years in the NBA, 3 less than Shake Milton, who played 6. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Shake Milton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Shake Milton 6 5 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cade Cunningham Shake Milton
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Shake Milton 20 13.4 4.4 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.5 1.7 4.4 .391 0.7 2.2 .318 0.3 0.4 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Cade Cunningham Shake Milton
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers 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 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
Shake Milton 40 20.1 9.4 0.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.3 3.4 6.9 .484 1.5 3.4 .430 1.3 1.6 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 4 31.5 14.5 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.8 0.5 0.0 1.5 3.3 5.3 11.0 .477 2.5 6.3 .400 1.5 1.8 .857

Season 3

Cade Cunningham Shake Milton
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East 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 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
Shake Milton 63 23.2 13.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.1 0.6 0.3 1.6 2.1 4.8 10.6 .450 1.1 3.2 .350 2.3 2.8 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 12 10.1 4.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.5 1.3 3.9 .319 0.7 1.6 .421 1.2 1.3 .933

Season 4

Cade Cunningham Shake Milton
Season -2021-22
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 55 21.4 8.2 0.5 2.0 2.6 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.8 3.1 7.3 .429 0.8 2.4 .323 1.1 1.3 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 12 13.2 5.0 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.2 .474 0.7 1.3 .533 1.3 1.7 .800

Season 5

Cade Cunningham Shake Milton
Season -2022-23
Team -Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -76ers Lost East 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 ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 76 20.6 8.4 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.2 0.3 0.2 1.2 1.6 3.2 6.6 .479 0.7 1.9 .378 1.3 1.5 .853
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 6 3.5 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.8 .600 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 6

Cade Cunningham Shake Milton
Season -2023-24
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Knicks TBD
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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 ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 48 12.1 4.5 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.6 4.1 .405 0.4 1.3 .281 0.8 1.0 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Shake Milton 3 7.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.7 .000 1.7 2.0 .833