Cade Cunningham vs. Kendrick Perkins: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kendrick Perkins 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 Kendrick Perkins.
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 Kendrick Perkins 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.
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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 17.2 points more than Kendrick Perkins in his 14 seasons (22.6 points against 5.4), and he also scored a total of 998 points more (5,212 vs. 4,214).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.6 | +17.2 | 5 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.4 | 14 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 5,212 | +998 | 5 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 4,214 | 14 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Cade Cunningham has a better career point average than Kendrick Perkins (+19.9 points per game) while Kendrick Perkins scored more points (+585).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +19.9 | 1 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.1 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
| Kendrick Perkins | 735 | +585 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +6 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 52 | +52 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | +143 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 7 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 213 | +80 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 133 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 231 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 668 | +437 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 114 | +114 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 1 | +1 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +6 | ||
| Kendrick Perkins | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 26 | +20 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 122 | +116 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Kendrick Perkins | 21 | +21 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.6 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.7 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 84.9 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +17.2 | +6.2 | +14.7 | +8.3 | +1.9 | +5.7 | +33.8 | +2.8 | +2.8 | +25.5 | +9 | +551 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 53.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 59.4 | 14 | 782 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 5,212 | 1,946 | 4,352 | 44.7 | 447 | 1,324 | 33.8 | 873 | 1,028 | 84.9 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +998 | +241 | +1,133 | +8.3 | +447 | +1,310 | +33.8 | +69 | +325 | +25.5 | +9 | +551 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 4,214 | 1,705 | 3,219 | 53.0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 804 | 1,353 | 59.4 | 14 | 782 |
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: | +19.9 | +7.2 | +17.5 | +7.5 | +0.8 | +4.7 | +17.9 | +4.7 | +5.4 | +17.1 | +8 | +137 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 5.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 66.2 | 9 | 143 |
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: | +585 | +235 | +449 | +7.5 | +5 | +24 | +17.9 | +120 | +192 | +17.1 | +8 | +137 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 735 | 290 | 578 | 50.2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 155 | 234 | 66.2 | 9 | 143 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kendrick Perkins' additional seasons: | ||||
* Kendrick Perkins played 9 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2009 to 2018—he averaged 5.7 points in a total of 494 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.1 ppg and his lowest 2.5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 1.5 | +1.5 | 2005 | 6 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +25.0 | 2025 | 6 |
| Kendrick Perkins | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 6.6 | +6.6 | 2008 | 25 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Kendrick Perkins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Kendrick Perkins played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.0 points in a total of 112 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.9 ppg and his lowest 1.3. |