Carmelo Anthony vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Carmelo Anthony, 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.
Carmelo Anthony played 19 years in the NBA, 14 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 5. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while Cade Cunningham had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19 | 13 | 2003-04 to 2021-22 |
| Cade Cunningham | 5 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2003-04 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | 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 | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 82 | 36.5 | 21.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 17.9 | .426 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .322 | 5.0 | 6.4 | .777 |
| difference: | +18 | +3.9 | +3.6 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +2.8 | +0.2 | -0.7 | -0.4 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +.010 | +1.0 | +3.1 | +.008 | +2.8 | +3.8 | +.068 | |
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | 36.3 | 15.0 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 16.0 | .328 | 0.5 | 2.8 | .182 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .800 |
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2004-05 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | 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 | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 75 | 34.8 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 16.4 | .431 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .266 | 6.1 | 7.6 | .796 |
| difference: | +63 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +1.4 | +0.5 | +3.4 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | +0.7 | +2.3 | +.016 | +0.8 | +3.0 | +.013 | +3.1 | +4.0 | +.041 |
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 5 | 36.2 | 19.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 16.6 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 5.2 | 6.4 | .813 |
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2005-06 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | - |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | 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 | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 80 | 36.8 | 26.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 9.5 | 19.7 | .481 | 0.5 | 1.9 | .243 | 7.2 | 8.9 | .808 |
| difference: | +18 | +3.3 | +3.8 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +4.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.7 | -0.4 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +.032 | +1.4 | +3.5 | +.112 | +3.4 | +4.5 | +.061 |
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 5 | 38.6 | 21.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 19.8 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .000 | 7.8 | 10.4 | .750 |
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2006-07 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA Third Team | All-NBA Third Team |
| All-Star Game | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
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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 | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 65 | 38.2 | 28.9 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 10.6 | 22.4 | .476 | 0.6 | 2.3 | .268 | 7.1 | 8.7 | .808 |
| difference: | +5 | +3.2 | +2.8 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +5.3 | +0.2 | +0.4 | -0.8 | -0.3 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +.007 | +1.5 | +3.7 | +.088 | +2.6 | +3.4 | +.038 |
| 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 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 5 | 42.0 | 26.8 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 19.6 | .480 | 1.8 | 3.6 | .500 | 6.2 | 7.8 | .795 |
| difference: | +1 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +2.6 | +2.3 | +0.3 | +7.5 | +0.8 | +1.3 | -1.5 | -0.9 | +0.2 | +1.9 | +.054 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +.321 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +.038 |
| 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 |
Season 5 |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2007-08 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
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5th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | 36.4 | 25.7 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 19.2 | .492 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .354 | 6.0 | 7.7 | .786 |
| difference: | +72 | +1.2 | +3.5 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +4.8 | +0.5 | +0.7 | -1.1 | -0.3 | +1.9 | +.096 | +0.8 | +4.5 | +.112 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +.032 | |
| Cade Cunningham | 5 | 35.2 | 22.2 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 19.2 | .396 | 1.6 | 6.6 | .242 | 5.4 | 6.6 | .818 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | 36.5 | 22.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 22.0 | .364 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .250 | 6.0 | 7.3 | .828 |
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Carmelo Anthony played 14 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 6 to 19, from 2009 to 2022—Carmelo Anthony played in 8 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Carmelo Anthony got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Scoring Leader 8 All-Star Game |