Cade Cunningham vs. Vlade Divac: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Vlade Divac 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 Vlade Divac.
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 Vlade Divac 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 10.7 points more than Vlade Divac in his 16 seasons (22.5 points against 11.8). On the other hand Vlade Divac scored a total of 8,388 points more than Cade Cunningham (13,398 vs. 5,010).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.5 | +10.7 | 5 |
| Vlade Divac | 11.8 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 5,010 | 5 | |
| Vlade Divac | 13,398 | +8,388 | 16 |
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 Vlade Divac (+12.9 points per game) while Vlade Divac scored more points (+1,318).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +12.9 | 1 |
| Vlade Divac | 12.1 | 14 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
| Vlade Divac | 1,468 | +1,318 | 14 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +6 | ||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 145 | +9 | ||
| Vlade Divac | 136 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 205 | |||
| Vlade Divac | 708 | +503 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 223 | |||
| Vlade Divac | 1,115 | +892 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Vlade Divac | 19 | +19 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Vlade Divac | 14 | +8 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Vlade Divac | 79 | +73 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Vlade Divac | 121 | +115 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.5 | 8.4 | 18.9 | 44.6 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 85.0 | 5 | 223 |
| difference: | +10.7 | +3.8 | +9.6 | +4.9 | +1.8 | +5.3 | +10.1 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +15.8 | +11 | +911 |
| Vlade Divac | 11.8 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 49.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 23.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 69.2 | 16 | 1,134 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 5,010 | 1,876 | 4,207 | 44.6 | 428 | 1,274 | 33.6 | 830 | 977 | 85.0 | 5 | 223 |
| difference: | +8,388 | +3,329 | +6,303 | +4.9 | +328 | +848 | +10.1 | +2,058 | +3,199 | +15.8 | +11 | +911 |
| Vlade Divac | 13,398 | 5,205 | 10,510 | 49.5 | 100 | 426 | 23.5 | 2,888 | 4,176 | 69.2 | 16 | 1,134 |
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: | +12.9 | +4.7 | +12.2 | +5.3 | +0.7 | +4.3 | +6.2 | +2.7 | +2.8 | +10.2 | +13 | +115 |
| Vlade Divac | 12.1 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 48.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 24.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 73.1 | 14 | 121 |
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: | +1,318 | +486 | +999 | +5.3 | +8 | +26 | +6.2 | +338 | +468 | +10.2 | +13 | +115 |
| Vlade Divac | 1,468 | 541 | 1,128 | 48.0 | 13 | 54 | 24.1 | 373 | 510 | 73.1 | 14 | 121 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Vlade Divac's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vlade Divac played 11 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 16, from 1995 to 2005—he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 773 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16 ppg and his lowest 2.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Vlade Divac | 9.1 | +9.1 | 1990 | 9 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Vlade Divac | 13.3 | +13.3 | 1991 | 19 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Vlade Divac | 9.8 | +9.8 | 1992 | 4 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Vlade Divac | - | DNP | 1994 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Vlade Divac's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Vlade Divac played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 84 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18 ppg and his lowest 6.6. |