Cade Cunningham vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Victor Wembanyama and Cade Cunningham have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Cade Cunningham scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Cade Cunningham has better playoff stats. 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 0.6 points more than Cade Cunningham in his 5 seasons (22.7 points against 22.1). On the other hand Cade Cunningham scored a total of 1,955 points more than Victor Wembanyama (4,753 vs. 2,798).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | 5 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.7 | +0.6 | 3 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,753 | +1,955 | 5 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,798 | 3 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Cade Cunningham has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +25.0 | 1 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | +150 | 1 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 137 | +59 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 78 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 197 | +79 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 118 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 215 | +92 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 123 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |||
Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Cade Cunningham's point thresholds are omited here.
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | 8.3 | 18.7 | 44.6 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 84.7 | 5 | 215 |
| difference: | +0.6 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +3.9 | +2 | +92 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.7 | 8.3 | 17.5 | 47.2 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 33.7 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 80.8 | 3 | 123 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,753 | 1,787 | 4,011 | 44.6 | 412 | 1,220 | 33.8 | 767 | 906 | 84.7 | 5 | 215 |
| difference: | +1,955 | +770 | +1,858 | +2.7 | +136 | +402 | +0.1 | +279 | +302 | +3.9 | +2 | +92 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,798 | 1,017 | 2,153 | 47.2 | 276 | 818 | 33.7 | 488 | 604 | 80.8 | 3 | 123 |
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: | +25.0 | +9.2 | +21.5 | +42.6 | +0.8 | +4.7 | +17.9 | +5.8 | +7.0 | +83.3 | +1 | +6 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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: | +150 | +55 | +129 | +42.6 | +5 | +28 | +17.9 | +35 | +42 | +83.3 | +1 | +6 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Cade Cunningham's additional seasons: | ||||
* Cade Cunningham played 2 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 5, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 25.9 points in a total of 77 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Cade Cunningham's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Cade Cunningham played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 25.0 points in a total of 6 games. |