Cade Cunningham vs. Darius Garland: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Darius Garland 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.
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Cade Cunningham has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Darius Garland.
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 Darius Garland 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.
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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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 3.5 points more than Darius Garland in his 7 seasons (22.3 points against 18.8). On the other hand Darius Garland scored a total of 2,353 points more than Cade Cunningham (7,243 vs. 4,890).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.3 | +3.5 | 5 |
| Darius Garland | 18.8 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,890 | 5 | |
| Darius Garland | 7,243 | +2,353 | 7 |
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 Darius Garland (+7.7 points per game) while Darius Garland scored more points (+231).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +7.7 | 1 |
| Darius Garland | 17.3 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
| Darius Garland | 381 | +231 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Darius Garland | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 141 | |||
| Darius Garland | 167 | +26 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 201 | |||
| Darius Garland | 348 | +147 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 219 | |||
| Darius Garland | 385 | +166 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Darius Garland | 9 | +3 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Darius Garland | 21 | +15 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Darius Garland | 22 | +16 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.3 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.5 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 84.8 | 5 | 219 |
| difference: | +3.5 | +1.5 | +3.6 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +5.2 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +2.0 | +2 | +166 |
| Darius Garland | 18.8 | 6.9 | 15.2 | 45.2 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 38.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 86.8 | 7 | 385 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,890 | 1,836 | 4,122 | 44.5 | 420 | 1,250 | 33.6 | 798 | 941 | 84.8 | 5 | 219 |
| difference: | +2,353 | +811 | +1,732 | +0.7 | +484 | +1,082 | +5.2 | +247 | +263 | +2.0 | +2 | +166 |
| Darius Garland | 7,243 | 2,647 | 5,854 | 45.2 | 904 | 2,332 | 38.8 | 1,045 | 1,204 | 86.8 | 7 | 385 |
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: | +7.7 | +3.0 | +7.0 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +1.5 | +16.4 | +3.1 | +3.8 | +2.4 | +2 | +16 |
| Darius Garland | 17.3 | 6.2 | 14.5 | 42.8 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 34.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 85.7 | 3 | 22 |
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: | +231 | +82 | +191 | +0.2 | +42 | +109 | +16.4 | +25 | +28 | +2.4 | +2 | +16 |
| Darius Garland | 381 | 137 | 320 | 42.8 | 47 | 137 | 34.3 | 60 | 70 | 85.7 | 3 | 22 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Darius Garland's additional seasons: | ||||
* Darius Garland played 2 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 20.3 points in a total of 78 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | 15.7 | +15.7 | 2024 | 12 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Darius Garland's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Darius Garland played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 18.0 points in a total of 5 games. |