Mikal Bridges vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Mikal Bridges, 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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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.

Mikal Bridges played 8 years in the NBA, 3 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 5. Mikal Bridges 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
Mikal Bridges 8 4 2018-19 to 2025-26
Cade Cunningham 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges Cade Cunningham
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit 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%
Mikal Bridges 82 29.5 8.3 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.1 1.6 0.5 0.9 2.5 3.0 6.9 .430 1.3 3.8 .335 1.2 1.4 .805
difference:+18+3.1+9.1+0.2+2.1+2.3+3.5+0.4+0.2-2.8-0.6+3.7+9.2+.014+0.5+1.9+.021+1.0+1.2+.040
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 Mikal Bridges nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Mikal Bridges Cade Cunningham
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit 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%
Mikal Bridges 73 28.0 9.1 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.8 1.4 0.6 1.0 2.2 3.4 6.6 .510 1.0 2.7 .361 1.4 1.7 .844
difference:+61+5.3+10.8+0.1+2.1+2.2+4.2+0.6-2.3-0.6+4.4+12.1+.095+0.4+2.4+.082+1.6+1.9+.007
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 Mikal Bridges nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Mikal Bridges Cade Cunningham
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsDid 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%
Mikal Bridges 72 32.6 13.5 1.1 3.2 4.3 2.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 5.0 9.3 .543 1.9 4.4 .425 1.5 1.8 .840
difference:+10+0.9+9.2+0.6+0.6+5.4+0.2+0.5-2.6-0.9+3.5+9.5+.094+1.0+.070+2.3+2.6+.029
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%
Mikal Bridges 22 32.1 11.1 0.9 3.4 4.3 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.9 4.2 8.6 .484 1.6 4.3 .368 1.1 1.3 .893
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Mikal Bridges Cade Cunningham
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisPistons 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%
Mikal Bridges 82 34.8 14.2 0.9 3.3 4.2 2.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.8 5.6 10.5 .534 1.4 3.8 .369 1.6 1.9 .834
difference:+12+0.2+11.9+0.1+2.0+1.9+6.8+0.2+0.4-3.6-1.0+4.2+10.3+.065+0.7+2.2+.013+2.9+3.4+.012
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%
Mikal Bridges 13 38.5 13.3 0.9 3.8 4.7 2.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 2.4 5.1 10.6 .478 1.0 2.5 .394 2.2 2.3 .933
difference:+7+2.8+11.7+0.1+3.5+3.6+5.9+0.7+0.3-4.5-0.9+4.1+10.9+.052+0.2+2.2+.215+3.6+4.7+.100
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
Mikal Bridges Cade Cunningham
Season 2022-232025-26
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Mikal Bridges 83 35.7 20.1 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 1.9 7.1 15.3 .468 2.0 5.3 .382 3.8 4.3 .895
difference:+76+0.3+3.5+0.1+1.3+1.2+6.3+0.1+0.3-2.2-1.8+1.0+3.6+.036+0.1+0.8+.080+1.6+3.0+.150
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mikal Bridges 4 39.3 23.5 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.3 8.3 19.3 .429 2.5 6.3 .400 4.5 5.8 .783
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Mikal Bridges played 3 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 8, from 2024 to 2026—Mikal Bridges played in one postseason.

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