Cade Cunningham vs. Dyson Daniels: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dyson Daniels 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 Dyson Daniels.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Cade Cunningham has better scoring stats than Dyson Daniels 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 13.7 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (22.1 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 2,934 points more (4,588 vs. 1,654).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | +13.7 | 4 |
| Dyson Daniels | 8.4 | 3 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,588 | +2,934 | 4 |
| Dyson Daniels | 1,654 | 3 | |
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 Dyson Daniels (+23.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+146).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +23.7 | 1 |
| Dyson Daniels | 1.3 | 1 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | +146 | 1 |
| Dyson Daniels | 4 | 1 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 4 | +4 | ||
| Dyson Daniels | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 44 | +44 | ||
| Dyson Daniels | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 131 | +119 | ||
| Dyson Daniels | 12 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 190 | +112 | ||
| Dyson Daniels | 78 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 208 | +35 | ||
| Dyson Daniels | 173 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Dyson Daniels | 23 | +23 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 1 | +1 | ||
| Dyson Daniels | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +6 | ||
| Dyson Daniels | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +6 | ||
| Dyson Daniels | 0 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +5 | ||
| Dyson Daniels | 1 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Dyson Daniels | 2 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | 8.3 | 18.6 | 44.6 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 85.3 | 4 | 208 |
| difference: | +13.7 | +4.8 | +11.2 | +2.6 | +1.1 | +3.4 | +1.2 | +2.8 | +2.9 | +23.9 | +1 | +12 |
| Dyson Daniels | 8.4 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 47.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 32.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 61.4 | 3 | 196 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,588 | 1,730 | 3,879 | 44.6 | 399 | 1,177 | 33.9 | 729 | 855 | 85.3 | 4 | 208 |
| difference: | +2,934 | +1,049 | +2,437 | +2.6 | +250 | +721 | +1.2 | +586 | +622 | +23.9 | +1 | +12 |
| Dyson Daniels | 1,654 | 681 | 1,442 | 47.2 | 149 | 456 | 32.7 | 143 | 233 | 61.4 | 3 | 196 |
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: | +23.7 | +8.5 | +19.5 | +9.3 | +0.8 | +4.0 | +17.9 | +5.8 | +7.0 | +83.3 | +3 | |
| Dyson Daniels | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1 | 3 |
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: | +146 | +53 | +123 | +9.3 | +5 | +26 | +17.9 | +35 | +42 | +83.3 | +3 | |
| Dyson Daniels | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 3 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Cade Cunningham's additional seasons: | ||||
* Cade Cunningham played 1 season more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA. In that year—his season 4 in 2025—he averaged 26.1 points in a total of 70 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Dyson Daniels | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Dyson Daniels | 1.3 | +1.3 | 2024 | 3 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Dyson Daniels | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Cade Cunningham's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Cade Cunningham played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 25.0 points in a total of 6 games. |