Cade Cunningham vs. Alex English: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Cade Cunningham and Alex English all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings

This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Cade Cunningham, with a career spanning 5 seasons from 2022 to 2026, and Alex English, with 15 seasons played from 1977 to 1991, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Cade Cunningham vs. Alex English
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham Alex English Cade Cunningham Alex English
Points
+300th
23rd
+300th
106th
Rebounds
+300th
155th
+300th
287th
Assists
+300th
102nd
+300th
152nd
Steals
+300th
152nd
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
149th
+300th
299th
Years515110

Cade Cunningham vs. Alex English
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham Alex English Cade Cunningham Alex English
Points
--
47th
30th
34th
Rebounds
--
+300th
126th
+300th
Assists
--
294th
9th
157th
Steals
--
+300th
24th
+300th
Blocks
--
293rd
89th
+300th

The 3-point shot was implemented in the 1979-80 season.
* Some years in Alex English's career don't have data for these stats.

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Alex English Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
23rd
+277 4,632 vs. 25,61320,981
Rebounds
+300th
155th
+145 1,135 vs. 6,5385,403
Assists
+300th
102nd
+198 1,549 vs. 4,3512,802
Steals
+300th
152nd
+148 216 vs. 1,067851
Blocks
+300th
149th
+151 126 vs. 833707
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
37th
+263 162 vs. 2,7782,616
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
194th
+106 973 vs. 3,7602,787
Field Goals Made
+300th
11th
+289 1,745 vs. 10,6598,914
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
15th
+285 3,919 vs. 21,03617,117
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
403 vs. 18385
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,191 vs. 831,108
Free Throws Made
+300th
70th
+230 739 vs. 4,2773,538
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
81st
+219 870 vs. 5,1414,271

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Alex English Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
51st
+249 210 vs. 1,193983
Seasons
+300th
133rd
+167 5 vs. 1510

Triple-Doubles:

Cade Cunningham Alex English Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
59th
109th
50 11 vs. 56

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Alex English Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
184th
38th
146 4 vs. 3329
50+ point games
-
49th
0 vs. 22
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Alex English Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
106th
+194 150 vs. 1,6611,511
Rebounds
+300th
287th
+13 50 vs. 371321
Assists
+300th
152nd
+148 52 vs. 293241
Steals
+300th
+300th
11 vs. 4736
Blocks
+300th
299th
+1 8 vs. 3224
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
121st
+179 6 vs. 166160
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
44 vs. 205161
Field Goals Made
+300th
92nd
+208 55 vs. 668613
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
110th
+190 129 vs. 1,3281,199
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 05
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
28 vs. 820
Free Throws Made
+300th
127th
+173 35 vs. 325290
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
158th
+142 42 vs. 377335

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Alex English Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 6862
Playoffs
+300th
154th
+146 1 vs. 109

Triple-Doubles:

Cade Cunningham Alex English Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
38th
+300th
1 vs. 01

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Alex English Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
37th
0 vs. 44
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Alex English Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
47th
22.06 vs. 21.470.59
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.40 vs. 5.480.08
Assists per game
--
294th
7.38 vs. 3.653.73
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.03 vs. 0.890.13
Blocks per game
--
293rd
0.60 vs. 0.700.10
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
131st
0.77 vs. 2.331.56
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
4.63 vs. 3.151.48
Field Goals Made per game
--
22nd
8.31 vs. 8.930.63
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
37th
18.66 vs. 17.631.03
3-Pointers Made per game
73rd
+300th
+227 1.92 vs. 0.021.90
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
5.67 vs. 0.095.59
Free Throws Made per game
--
173rd
3.52 vs. 3.590.07
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
206th
4.14 vs. 4.310.17

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Alex English Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
30th
34th
4 25.00 vs. 24.430.57
Rebounds per game
126th
+300th
+174 8.33 vs. 5.462.88
Assists per game
9th
157th
148 8.67 vs. 4.314.36
Steals per game
24th
+300th
+276 1.83 vs. 0.691.14
Blocks per game
89th
+300th
+211 1.33 vs. 0.470.86
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
120th
+180 1.00 vs. 2.441.44
Defensive Rebounds per game
33rd
+300th
+267 7.33 vs. 3.014.32
Field Goals Made per game
29th
17th
12 9.17 vs. 9.820.66
Field Goals Attempted per game
12th
36th
24 21.50 vs. 19.531.97
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.83 vs. 0.000.83
3-Pointers Attempted per game
104th
+300th
+196 4.67 vs. 0.144.53
Free Throws Made per game
40th
91st
51 5.83 vs. 4.781.05
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
136th
84 7.00 vs. 5.541.46

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.