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 4 seasons from 2022 to 2025, 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
220th
+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
--
286th
30th
+300th
Rebounds
--
+300th
126th
+300th
Assists
--
82nd
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
4,588 vs. 8,2043,616
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,121 vs. 1,884763
Assists
+300th
220th
+80 1,530 vs. 3,1211,591
Steals
+300th
+300th
215 vs. 757542
Blocks
+300th
+300th
125 vs. 253128
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
159 vs. 23980
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
962 vs. 1,645683
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,730 vs. 2,7631,033
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
3,879 vs. 6,8853,006
3-Pointers Made
+300th
67th
+233 399 vs. 1,386987
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
74th
+226 1,177 vs. 3,7312,554
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
729 vs. 1,292563
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
855 vs. 1,498643

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
208 vs. 550342
Seasons
+300th
+300th
4 vs. 95

Triple-Doubles:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
59th
202nd
143 11 vs. 29

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Fred VanVleet Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
184th
276th
92 4 vs. 22
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
--
286th
22.06 vs. 14.927.14
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.39 vs. 3.431.96
Assists per game
--
82nd
7.36 vs. 5.671.68
Steals per game
--
113rd
1.03 vs. 1.380.34
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.60 vs. 0.460.14
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.76 vs. 0.430.33
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
4.63 vs. 2.991.63
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
8.32 vs. 5.023.29
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
279th
18.65 vs. 12.526.13
3-Pointers Made per game
74th
21st
53 1.92 vs. 2.520.60
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
14th
5.66 vs. 6.781.12
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
3.50 vs. 2.351.16
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
4.11 vs. 2.721.39

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.