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 while Naz Reid 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 4 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 10.5 points more than Naz Reid in his 6 seasons (22.1 points against 11.6). On the other hand Naz Reid scored a total of 111 points more than Cade Cunningham (4,699 vs. 4,588).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cade Cunningham 22.1
+10.5
4
Naz Reid 11.6
6

Total Points

Seasons
Cade Cunningham 4,588
4
Naz Reid 4,699
+111
6

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 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 4
+4
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 44
+40
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 131
+83
Naz Reid 48

10+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 190
Naz Reid 237
+47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cade Cunningham 208
Naz Reid 399
+191

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 22.1 8.3 18.6 44.6 1.9 5.7 33.9 3.5 4.1 85.3 4 208
difference:+10.5+3.9+9.6+4.1+0.5+1.9+3.4+2.1+2.2+12.5+2+198
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.7 1.4 3.8 37.3 1.4 1.9 72.8 6 406

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:+111+49+228+4.1+170+347+3.4+157+69+12.5+2+198
Naz Reid 4,699 1,779 3,651 48.7 569 1,524 37.3 572 786 72.8 6 406

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

Naz Reid's additional seasons:

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

In those years—his seasons 5 to 6, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 161 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

Naz Reid's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Naz Reid played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 31 games.