Cade Cunningham vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards and Cade Cunningham to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Anthony Edwards and Cade Cunningham have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring stats than Cade Cunningham in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 1.5 points more than Cade Cunningham in his 5 seasons (24.1 points against 22.6), and he also scored a total of 4,429 points more (9,670 vs. 5,241).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.6 | 5 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 24.1 | +1.5 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 5,241 | 5 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,670 | +4,429 | 6 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Cade Cunningham (+1.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+980).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | 1 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | +1.9 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | +980 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 151 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 269 | +118 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 214 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 369 | +155 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 232 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 399 | +167 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | +2 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | +25 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | +36 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | +36 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.6 | 8.4 | 18.9 | 44.7 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 84.9 | 5 | 232 |
| difference: | +1.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +4.3 | +1 | +169 |
| Anthony Edwards | 24.1 | 8.5 | 18.8 | 44.9 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 80.6 | 6 | 401 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 5,241 | 1,958 | 4,382 | 44.7 | 449 | 1,333 | 33.7 | 876 | 1,032 | 84.9 | 5 | 232 |
| difference: | +4,429 | +1,435 | +3,171 | +0.2 | +727 | +1,871 | +3.0 | +832 | +1,088 | +4.3 | +1 | +169 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,670 | 3,393 | 7,553 | 44.9 | 1,176 | 3,204 | 36.7 | 1,708 | 2,120 | 80.6 | 6 | 401 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | 9.2 | 21.5 | 42.6 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 17.9 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 83.3 | 1 | 6 |
| difference: | +1.9 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +4.2 | +2.3 | +3.5 | +19.8 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +4.5 | +3 | +36 |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 55 | 129 | 42.6 | 5 | 28 | 17.9 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 1 | 6 |
| difference: | +980 | +341 | +717 | +4.2 | +125 | +317 | +19.8 | +173 | +222 | +4.5 | +3 | +36 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Anthony Edwards' additional seasons: | ||||
* Anthony Edwards played 1 season more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In that year—his season 6 in 2026—he averaged 28.7 points in a total of 20 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 25.2 | +25.2 | 2022 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 31.6 | +31.6 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 25.3 | +25.3 | 2025 | 15 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Anthony Edwards' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Anthony Edwards didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |