Marty Byrnes vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Marty Byrnes, 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

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.

Marty Byrnes played 4 years in the NBA, 1 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 3. Marty Byrnes had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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 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
Marty Byrnes 4 1 1978-79 to 1982-83
Cade Cunningham 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Marty Byrnes Cade Cunningham
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Phoenix Suns, New Orleans JazzDetroit Pistons
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 %
Marty Byrnes 79 16.0 6.1 1.1 1.3 2.4 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.5 1.4 2.4 4.9 .481 - - - 1.3 1.9 .688
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 %
Marty Byrnes ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Marty Byrnes Cade Cunningham
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Marty Byrnes 32 6.1 2.0 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.5 .867
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 %
Marty Byrnes 4 2.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 .667
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Marty Byrnes Cade Cunningham
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Dallas MavericksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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 %
Marty Byrnes 72 18.9 7.8 1.0 1.4 2.5 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.8 3.0 6.3 .479 0.1 0.3 .450 1.7 2.2 .764
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 %
Marty Byrnes ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Note: Marty Byrnes didn't play in 1981-82.

Season 4

Marty Byrnes Cade Cunningham
Season 1982-83-
Team Indiana Pacers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Marty Byrnes 80 18.0 4.9 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.2 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.9 2.0 4.7 .420 0.1 0.3 .231 0.9 1.2 .747
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Marty Byrnes ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------