Trevor Ariza vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Trevor Ariza, 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 / 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.

Trevor Ariza played 18 years in the NBA, 14 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 4. Trevor Ariza had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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
Trevor Ariza 18 10 2004-05 to 2021-22
Cade Cunningham 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Trevor Ariza Cade Cunningham
Season 2004-052021-22
Team New York KnicksDetroit 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%
Trevor Ariza 80 17.3 5.9 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.9 2.2 4.9 .442 0.0 0.2 .231 1.5 2.2 .695
difference:+16+15.3+11.5+0.2+2.7+2.5+4.5+0.3+0.5-2.8-1.2+4.5+11.2+.026+1.8+5.5+.083+0.7+0.4+.150
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 Trevor Ariza nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Trevor Ariza Cade Cunningham
Season 2005-062022-23
Team New York Knicks, Orlando MagicDetroit 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%
Trevor Ariza 57 17.5 4.6 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.1 1.8 1.6 4.0 .412 0.0 0.1 .200 1.4 2.2 .606
difference:+45+15.8+15.3+0.4+2.7+2.4+4.9+0.2+0.4-2.2-1.0+6.2+14.7+.003+1.4+5.0+.079+1.6+1.4+.231
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 Trevor Ariza nor Cade Cunningham played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Trevor Ariza Cade Cunningham
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Orlando MagicDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Trevor Ariza 57 22.4 8.9 1.7 2.6 4.4 1.1 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.4 3.5 6.5 .539 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.0 .620
difference:+5+11.1+13.8+1.2+1.2+0.1+6.4+0.1+0.1-1.9-0.1+5.0+12.3+.090+1.9+5.3+.355+1.9+1.4+.249
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%
Trevor Ariza 4 11.8 2.8 1.3 1.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 4.0 .313 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .250
Cade Cunningham DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Trevor Ariza Cade Cunningham
Season 2007-082024-25
Team Orlando Magic, Los Angeles LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsPistons 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%
Trevor Ariza 35 15.6 5.5 0.9 2.2 3.1 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.9 .507 0.1 0.5 .278 1.4 2.1 .653
difference:+35+19.4+20.6+0.1+3.1+3.0+7.8+0.1+0.5-3.7-1.5+7.8+16.9+.038+2.0+5.5+.078+3.1+3.2+.193
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%
Trevor Ariza 8 5.6 2.1 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.9 1.5 .583 0.1 0.5 .250 0.3 0.5 .500
difference:+2+35.7+22.9+0.6+6.3+6.9+8.6+1.7+1.2-5.2-2.4+8.3+20.0+.157+0.7+4.2+.071+5.5+6.5+.333
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

* Trevor Ariza played 14 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 18, from 2009 to 2022—Trevor Ariza played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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