Cade Cunningham vs. Isaiah Hartenstein: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Isaiah Hartenstein 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.

Cade Cunningham has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Isaiah Hartenstein.

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 and also scored more total points during the season while Isaiah Hartenstein scored more points in the postseason. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 4 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 15.3 points more than Isaiah Hartenstein in his 7 seasons (22.1 points against 6.8), and he also scored a total of 2,004 points more (4,588 vs. 2,584).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cade Cunningham 22.1
+15.3
4
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8
7

Total Points

Seasons
Cade Cunningham 4,588
+2,004
4
Isaiah Hartenstein 2,584
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Cade Cunningham has a better career point average than Isaiah Hartenstein (+18.2 points per game) while Isaiah Hartenstein scored more points (+184).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cade Cunningham 25.0
+18.2
1
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Cade Cunningham 150
1
Isaiah Hartenstein 334
+184
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 4
+4
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

30+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 44
+44
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

20+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 131
+127
Isaiah Hartenstein 4

10+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 190
+81
Isaiah Hartenstein 109

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cade Cunningham 208
Isaiah Hartenstein 342
+134

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cade Cunningham 0
Isaiah Hartenstein 37
+37

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 1
+1
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

20+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 6
+6
Isaiah Hartenstein 0

10+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 6
Isaiah Hartenstein 14
+8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cade Cunningham 6
Isaiah Hartenstein 46
+40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cade Cunningham 0
Isaiah Hartenstein 3
+3

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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:+15.3+5.5+13.8+14.6+1.8+5.4+8.4+2.4+2.5+16.7+3+171
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8 2.8 4.8 59.2 0.1 0.3 25.5 1.1 1.6 68.6 7 379

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:+2,004+654+2,062+14.6+372+1,071+8.4+324+265+16.7+3+171
Isaiah Hartenstein 2,584 1,076 1,817 59.2 27 106 25.5 405 590 68.6 7 379

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:+18.2+6.3+16.7+17.4+0.8+4.7+32.1+4.8+5.6+8.3+3+43
Isaiah Hartenstein 6.8 2.9 4.8 60.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 1.0 1.4 75.0 4 49

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:+184+86+106+17.4+4+26+32.1+16+26+8.3+3+43
Isaiah Hartenstein 334 141 235 60.0 1 2 50.0 51 68 75.0 4 49

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 17.4
+15.5
202264
Isaiah Hartenstein 1.9
201928

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 19.9
+15.2
202312
Isaiah Hartenstein 4.7
202023

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 22.7
+17.6
202462
Isaiah Hartenstein 5.1
202146

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 26.1
+17.8
202570
Isaiah Hartenstein 8.3
202268

Isaiah Hartenstein's additional seasons:

* Isaiah Hartenstein played 3 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 7.6 points in a total of 214 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.2 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP
20220
Isaiah Hartenstein 2.0
+2.0
20192

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP
20230
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP
20240
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20210

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 25.0
+25.0
20256
Isaiah Hartenstein -
DNP
20220

Isaiah Hartenstein's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Isaiah Hartenstein played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 7.0 points in a total of 47 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 8.5 ppg and his lowest 3.1.