Cade Cunningham vs. Fred VanVleet: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Cade Cunningham and Fred VanVleet 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 Fred VanVleet, with 9 seasons played from 2017 to 2025, 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. Fred VanVleet
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
221st
+300th
237th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
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Cade Cunningham vs. Fred VanVleet
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet
Points
--
288th
30th
+300th
Rebounds
--
+300th
126th
+300th
Assists
--
81st
9th
242nd
Steals
--
113rd
24th
+300th
Blocks
--
+300th
89th
+300th

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 Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
5,180 vs. 8,2043,024
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,256 vs. 1,884628
Assists
+300th
221st
+79 1,731 vs. 3,1211,390
Steals
+300th
+300th
248 vs. 757509
Blocks
+300th
+300th
144 vs. 253109
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
190 vs. 23949
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,066 vs. 1,645579
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,935 vs. 2,763828
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
4,331 vs. 6,8852,554
3-Pointers Made
+300th
69th
+231 441 vs. 1,386945
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
74th
+226 1,314 vs. 3,7312,417
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
869 vs. 1,292423
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,024 vs. 1,498474

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
230 vs. 550320
Seasons
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 94

Triple-Doubles:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
59th
204th
145 13 vs. 211

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
184th
278th
94 6 vs. 24
50+ point games
-
76th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
150 vs. 649499
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
50 vs. 14090
Assists
+300th
237th
+63 52 vs. 211159
Steals
+300th
+300th
11 vs. 5140
Blocks
+300th
+300th
8 vs. 1911
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 1711
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
44 vs. 12379
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
55 vs. 219164
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
129 vs. 551422
3-Pointers Made
+300th
75th
+225 5 vs. 130125
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
86th
+214 28 vs. 339311
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
35 vs. 8146
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
42 vs. 9452

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 5953
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 65

Triple-Doubles:

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

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
288th
22.52 vs. 14.927.61
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.46 vs. 3.432.04
Assists per game
--
81st
7.53 vs. 5.671.85
Steals per game
--
113rd
1.08 vs. 1.380.30
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.63 vs. 0.460.17
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.83 vs. 0.430.39
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
4.63 vs. 2.991.64
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
8.41 vs. 5.023.39
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
281st
18.83 vs. 12.526.31
3-Pointers Made per game
76th
21st
55 1.92 vs. 2.520.60
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
15th
5.71 vs. 6.781.07
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
3.78 vs. 2.351.43
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
4.45 vs. 2.721.73

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
30th
+300th
+270 25.00 vs. 11.0014.00
Rebounds per game
126th
+300th
+174 8.33 vs. 2.375.96
Assists per game
9th
242nd
233 8.67 vs. 3.585.09
Steals per game
24th
+300th
+276 1.83 vs. 0.860.97
Blocks per game
89th
+300th
+211 1.33 vs. 0.321.01
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.00 vs. 0.290.71
Defensive Rebounds per game
33rd
+300th
+267 7.33 vs. 2.085.25
Field Goals Made per game
29th
+300th
+271 9.17 vs. 3.715.45
Field Goals Attempted per game
12th
+300th
+288 21.50 vs. 9.3412.16
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
39th
+261 0.83 vs. 2.201.37
3-Pointers Attempted per game
104th
52nd
52 4.67 vs. 5.751.08
Free Throws Made per game
40th
+300th
+260 5.83 vs. 1.374.46
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
+300th
+248 7.00 vs. 1.595.41

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.