Jalen Brunson vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Jalen Brunson, 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.
Jalen Brunson played 7 years in the NBA, 3 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 4. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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 |
| Jalen Brunson | 7 | 5 | 2018-19 to 2024-25 |
| Cade Cunningham | 4 | 1 | 2021-22 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Jalen Brunson | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Detroit Pistons |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 73 | 21.8 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 7.7 | .467 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .348 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .725 |
| difference: | +9 | +10.8 | +8.1 | +0.6 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +2.4 | +0.7 | +0.6 | -2.5 | -1.4 | +3.1 | +8.4 | +.051 | +0.9 | +3.2 | +.034 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +.120 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Jalen Brunson nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Jalen Brunson | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Detroit Pistons |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 57 | 17.9 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 6.8 | .466 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .358 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .813 |
| difference: | +45 | +15.4 | +11.7 | +0.6 | +3.2 | +3.8 | +2.7 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -2.1 | -1.5 | +4.6 | +11.9 | +.051 | +0.6 | +3.0 | +.079 | +1.9 | +2.3 | +.024 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Jalen Brunson nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Jalen Brunson | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Mavericks 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 68 | 25.0 | 12.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 9.2 | .523 | 1.2 | 2.9 | .405 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .795 |
| difference: | +6 | +8.5 | +10.1 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +4.0 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -2.2 | -0.9 | +3.7 | +9.6 | +.074 | +0.7 | +2.5 | +.050 | +2.0 | +2.2 | +.074 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 7 | 16.3 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 6.3 | .455 | 0.9 | 1.9 | .462 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .769 |
| Cade Cunningham | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Jalen Brunson | Cade Cunningham | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Detroit Pistons |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-NBA Third Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals | 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 79 | 31.9 | 16.3 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 12.8 | .502 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .373 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .840 |
| difference: | +9 | +3.1 | +9.8 | +0.3 | +1.9 | +2.2 | +4.3 | +0.2 | +0.8 | -2.8 | -0.9 | +3.4 | +8.0 | +.033 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +.017 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +.006 |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 18 | 34.9 | 21.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 17.3 | .466 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .347 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .800 |
| difference: | +12 | +6.4 | +3.4 | +0.2 | +3.5 | +3.7 | +5.0 | +1.0 | +1.2 | -4.2 | -1.2 | +1.1 | +4.2 | +.040 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +.168 | +1.8 | +2.0 | +.033 |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Jalen Brunson played 3 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2023 to 2025—Jalen Brunson played in 3 Playoffs. In those 3 extra years over Cade Cunningham, Jalen Brunson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team 1 Clutch Player of the Year 2 All-Star Game |