Cade Cunningham vs. Tyrese Haliburton: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Tyrese Haliburton 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 Tyrese Haliburton.
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 Tyrese Haliburton 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 4.6 points more than Tyrese Haliburton in his 5 seasons (22.1 points against 17.5). On the other hand Tyrese Haliburton scored a total of 1,254 points more than Cade Cunningham (5,842 vs. 4,588).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | +4.6 | 4 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.5 | 5 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,588 | 4 | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 5,842 | +1,254 | 5 |
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 Tyrese Haliburton (+7.1 points per game) while Tyrese Haliburton scored more points (+529).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +7.1 | 1 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.9 | 2 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 679 | +529 | 2 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 131 | +8 | ||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 123 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 190 | |||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 277 | +87 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 208 | |||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 329 | +121 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 4 | +4 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 15 | +9 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 32 | +26 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 38 | +32 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 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: | +4.6 | +2.0 | +5.3 | +3.1 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +5.3 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +1 | +125 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.5 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 47.7 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 39.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 85.5 | 5 | 333 |
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: | +1,254 | +380 | +544 | +3.1 | +457 | +1,007 | +5.3 | +37 | +41 | +0.2 | +1 | +125 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 5,842 | 2,110 | 4,423 | 47.7 | 856 | 2,184 | 39.2 | 766 | 896 | 85.5 | 5 | 333 |
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: | +7.1 | +2.6 | +7.6 | +4.7 | +2.0 | +3.2 | +17.9 | +4.0 | +4.8 | +1 | +32 | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 17.9 | 6.6 | 13.9 | 47.4 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 35.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 83.3 | 2 | 38 |
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: | +529 | +196 | +401 | +4.7 | +102 | +271 | +17.9 | +35 | +42 | +1 | +32 | |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 679 | 251 | 530 | 47.4 | 107 | 299 | 35.8 | 70 | 84 | 83.3 | 2 | 38 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Tyrese Haliburton's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tyrese Haliburton played 3 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 19.7 points in a total of 198 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.7 ppg and his lowest 18.6. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +25.0 | 2025 | 6 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Tyrese Haliburton's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Tyrese Haliburton played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.9 points in a total of 38 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.7 ppg and his lowest 17.3. |