Cade Cunningham vs. Buddy Hield: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Buddy Hield 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
Cade Cunningham has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Buddy Hield.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Cade Cunningham has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Buddy Hield scored more total points in both stages. 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.
On this page we compare: |
|
Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 7.8 points more than Buddy Hield in his 10 seasons (22.6 points against 14.8). On the other hand Buddy Hield scored a total of 5,711 points more than Cade Cunningham (10,952 vs. 5,241).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.6 | +7.8 | 5 |
| Buddy Hield | 14.8 | 10 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 5,241 | 5 | |
| Buddy Hield | 10,952 | +5,711 | 10 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Cade Cunningham has a better career point average than Buddy Hield (+14.2 points per game) while Buddy Hield scored more points (+22).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +14.2 | 1 |
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 2 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
| Buddy Hield | 172 | +22 | 2 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 151 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 193 | +42 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 214 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 551 | +337 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 232 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 726 | +494 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 16 | +16 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +3 | ||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 8 | +2 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 13 | +7 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Buddy Hield | 3 | +3 | ||
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: | +7.8 | +3.1 | +6.5 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +5.8 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +1.0 | +5 | +510 |
| Buddy Hield | 14.8 | 5.3 | 12.4 | 43.2 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 39.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 85.9 | 10 | 742 |
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: | +5,711 | +2,010 | +4,800 | +1.5 | +1,719 | +4,152 | +5.8 | +28 | +45 | +1.0 | +5 | +510 |
| Buddy Hield | 10,952 | 3,968 | 9,182 | 43.2 | 2,168 | 5,485 | 39.5 | 848 | 987 | 85.9 | 10 | 742 |
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: | +14.2 | +5.5 | +12.6 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +25.4 | +4.9 | +6.0 | +10.5 | +1 | +10 |
| Buddy Hield | 10.8 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 41.5 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 43.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
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: | +22 | +4 | +13 | +1.1 | +34 | +62 | +25.4 | +20 | +26 | +10.5 | +1 | +10 |
| Buddy Hield | 172 | 59 | 142 | 41.5 | 39 | 90 | 43.3 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | 2 | 16 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Buddy Hield's additional seasons: | ||||
* Buddy Hield played 7 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 12, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 510 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.8 ppg and his lowest 7.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +25.0 | 2025 | 6 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Buddy Hield's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Buddy Hield played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.5 ppg and his lowest 5.5. |