Cade Cunningham vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Naz Reid.

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 Naz Reid 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 10.9 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (22.6 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 150 points more (5,241 vs. 5,091).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cade Cunningham 22.6
+10.9
5
Naz Reid 11.7
7

Total Points

Seasons
Cade Cunningham 5,241
+150
5
Naz Reid 5,091
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Cade Cunningham has a better career point average than Naz Reid (+15.1 points per game) while Naz Reid scored more points (+207).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cade Cunningham 25.0
+15.1
1
Naz Reid 9.9
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Cade Cunningham 150
1
Naz Reid 357
+207
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 6
+6
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 52
+48
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 151
+99
Naz Reid 52

10+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 214
Naz Reid 257
+43

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cade Cunningham 232
Naz Reid 427
+195

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cade Cunningham 0
Naz Reid 7
+7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 1
+1
Naz Reid 0

20+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 6
+4
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 6
Naz Reid 20
+14

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cade Cunningham 6
Naz Reid 34
+28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cade Cunningham 0
Naz Reid 2
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cade Cunningham 22.6 8.4 18.9 44.7 1.9 5.7 33.7 3.8 4.4 84.9 5 232
difference:+10.9+4.0+9.7+3.8+0.4+1.8+3.7+2.4+2.5+12.0+2+202
Naz Reid 11.7 4.4 9.2 48.5 1.5 3.9 37.4 1.4 1.9 72.9 7 434

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cade Cunningham 5,241 1,958 4,382 44.7 449 1,333 33.7 876 1,032 84.9 5 232
difference:+150+32+410+3.8+186+367+3.7+272+204+12.0+2+202
Naz Reid 5,091 1,926 3,972 48.5 635 1,700 37.4 604 828 72.9 7 434

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:+15.1+5.6+14.0+4.9+0.7+0.8+20.2+4.5+5.2+7.1+2+30
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+207+73+140+4.9+48+111+20.2+13+21+7.1+2+30
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 17.4
+8.4
202264
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 19.9
+8.7
202312
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 22.7
+14.4
202462
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 26.1
+14.6
202570
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 27.2
+13.7
202624
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Naz Reid's additional seasons:

* Naz Reid played 2 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 14.2 points in a total of 108 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP
20220
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP
20230
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP
20240
Naz Reid 4.8
+4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 25.0
+25.0
20256
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP *
20260
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416
* season in progress

Naz Reid's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Naz Reid played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 10.4 points in a total of 15 games.