Cade Cunningham vs. Josh Giddey: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey.
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 Josh Giddey 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 8 points more than Josh Giddey in his 4 seasons (22.1 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 646 points more (4,588 vs. 3,942).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | +8.0 | 4 |
| Josh Giddey | 14.1 | 4 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,588 | +646 | 4 |
| Josh Giddey | 3,942 | 4 | |
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 Josh Giddey (+16.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+63).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +16.3 | 1 |
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | 1 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | +63 | 1 |
| Josh Giddey | 87 | 1 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 4 | +4 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 131 | +83 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 190 | |||
| Josh Giddey | 215 | +25 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 208 | |||
| Josh Giddey | 278 | +70 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Josh Giddey | 2 | +2 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 1 | +1 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +5 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +2 | ||
| Josh Giddey | 4 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Josh Giddey | 10 | +4 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Josh Giddey | 0 | |||
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: | +8.0 | +2.6 | +6.3 | +1.8 | +0.8 | +2.2 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +2.1 | +8.9 | +72 | |
| Josh Giddey | 14.1 | 5.7 | 12.3 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 33.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 76.4 | 4 | 280 |
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: | +646 | +137 | +446 | +1.8 | +80 | +209 | +0.9 | +292 | +283 | +8.9 | +72 | |
| Josh Giddey | 3,942 | 1,593 | 3,433 | 46.4 | 319 | 968 | 33.0 | 437 | 572 | 76.4 | 4 | 280 |
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: | +16.3 | +5.8 | +14.0 | +2.7 | +0.4 | +1.3 | +17.4 | +5.1 | +6.2 | +4.2 | +4 | |
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 45.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 87.5 | 1 | 10 |
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: | +63 | +21 | +54 | +2.7 | +7 | +6 | +17.4 | +28 | +34 | +4.2 | +4 | |
| Josh Giddey | 87 | 34 | 75 | 45.3 | 12 | 34 | 35.3 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 1 | 10 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Josh Giddey | 8.7 | +8.7 | 2024 | 10 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +25.0 | 2025 | 6 |
| Josh Giddey | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |