Malik Beasley vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Malik Beasley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Malik Beasley played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 5. Malik Beasley had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Malik Beasley 9 5 2016-17 to 2024-25
Cade Cunningham 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Malik Beasley Cade Cunningham
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 22 7.5 3.8 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.5 3.3 .452 0.4 1.3 .321 0.4 0.5 .800
difference:+42+25.1+13.6+0.7+4.1+4.7+5.1+0.9+0.7-3.3-2.6+5.2+12.8+.036+1.4+4.4+.007+1.8+2.1+.045
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 Malik Beasley nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Malik Beasley Cade Cunningham
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 62 9.4 3.2 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.9 .410 0.5 1.3 .341 0.4 0.5 .667
difference:+50+23.9+16.7+0.8+4.3+5.1+5.5+0.6+0.5-2.9-2.2+6.6+15.8+.005+0.9+3.8+.062+2.6+3.1+.170
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 Malik Beasley nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Malik Beasley Cade Cunningham
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Denver NuggetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 81 23.2 11.3 0.4 2.0 2.5 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.4 4.3 9.1 .474 2.0 5.0 .402 0.7 0.8 .848
difference:+19+10.3+11.4+0.1+1.8+1.8+6.3+0.2+0.3-2.7-1.1+4.2+9.7+.025+0.1+0.4+.047+3.1+3.6+.021
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 14 20.1 8.1 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.4 2.6 6.6 .387 1.4 3.4 .404 1.6 2.2 .710
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Malik Beasley Cade Cunningham
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Denver Nuggets, Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 55 22.0 11.2 0.3 2.4 2.7 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.4 4.1 9.7 .425 1.9 5.0 .388 1.0 1.2 .818
difference:+15+13.0+14.9+0.5+2.9+3.4+7.7+0.3+0.7-3.4-1.4+5.7+11.1+.044+0.2+1.0+.032+3.5+4.1+.028
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley DNP------ --- ----------
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
Malik Beasley Cade Cunningham
Season 2020-212025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 37 32.8 19.6 0.8 3.6 4.4 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.6 1.7 7.1 16.2 .440 3.5 8.7 .399 1.8 2.2 .850
difference:+30+3.2+4.0+0.1+1.1+1.2+7.2+0.2+0.8-2.1-2.0+1.0+2.7+.008+1.6+2.6+.097+3.6+5.1+.105
Cade Cunningham 7 36.0 23.6 0.9 4.7 5.6 9.6 1.0 1.0 3.7 3.7 8.1 18.9 .432 1.9 6.1 .302 5.4 7.3 .745
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Malik Beasley played 4 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2022 to 2025—Malik Beasley played in 4 Playoffs.

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