Cade Cunningham vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma 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 Kyle Kuzma.
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 Kyle Kuzma 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 5.1 points more than Kyle Kuzma in his 8 seasons (22.1 points against 17.0). On the other hand Kyle Kuzma scored a total of 4,622 points more than Cade Cunningham (9,210 vs. 4,588).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | +5.1 | 4 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 17.0 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,588 | 4 | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 9,210 | +4,622 | 8 |
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 Kyle Kuzma (+16.4 points per game) while Kyle Kuzma scored more points (+126).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +16.4 | 1 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 8.6 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 276 | +126 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 131 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 204 | +73 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 190 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 444 | +254 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 208 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 539 | +331 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 2 | +2 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 1 | +1 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +6 | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 13 | +7 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 30 | +24 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Kyle Kuzma | 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: | +5.1 | +1.8 | +4.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.1 | +13.2 | +4 | +333 | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 17.0 | 6.5 | 14.4 | 45.0 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 33.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 72.1 | 8 | 541 |
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: | +4,622 | +1,773 | +3,911 | +0.4 | +646 | +1,950 | +0.5 | +430 | +753 | +13.2 | +4 | +333 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 9,210 | 3,503 | 7,790 | 45.0 | 1,045 | 3,127 | 33.4 | 1,159 | 1,608 | 72.1 | 8 | 541 |
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: | +16.4 | +6.0 | +13.3 | +3.3 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +9.7 | +4.6 | +5.4 | +10.2 | +2 | +26 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 8.6 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 39.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 27.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 73.1 | 3 | 32 |
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: | +126 | +48 | +133 | +3.3 | +27 | +88 | +9.7 | +3 | +10 | +10.2 | +2 | +26 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 276 | 103 | 262 | 39.3 | 32 | 116 | 27.6 | 38 | 52 | 73.1 | 3 | 32 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kyle Kuzma's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kyle Kuzma played 6 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 17.5 points in a total of 395 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.2 ppg and his lowest 14.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 10.0 | +10.0 | 2020 | 21 |
Kyle Kuzma's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Kyle Kuzma played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.8 points in a total of 15 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 5.8 ppg and his lowest 5.8. |