Cade Cunningham vs. LeBron James: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Cade Cunningham and LeBron James 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 LeBron James, with 23 seasons played from 2004 to 2026, 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. LeBron James
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham LeBron James Cade Cunningham LeBron James
Points
+300th
1st
+300th
1st
Rebounds
+300th
25th
+300th
4th
Assists
+300th
4th
+300th
2nd
Steals
+300th
6th
+300th
1st
Blocks
+300th
71st
+300th
9th
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Cade Cunningham vs. LeBron James
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham LeBron James Cade Cunningham LeBron James
Points
--
8th
30th
6th
Rebounds
--
190th
126th
103rd
Assists
--
25th
9th
25th
Steals
--
82nd
24th
37th
Blocks
--
270th
89th
164th

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 LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
1st
+299 5,180 vs. 42,31637,136
Rebounds
+300th
25th
+275 1,256 vs. 11,77910,523
Assists
+300th
4th
+296 1,731 vs. 11,6459,914
Steals
+300th
6th
+294 248 vs. 2,3502,102
Blocks
+300th
71st
+229 144 vs. 1,1551,011
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
146th
+154 190 vs. 1,8051,615
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 1,066 vs. 9,9748,908
Field Goals Made
+300th
2nd
+298 1,935 vs. 15,54013,605
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 4,331 vs. 30,69426,363
3-Pointers Made
+300th
6th
+294 441 vs. 2,5702,129
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
5th
+295 1,314 vs. 7,3586,044
Free Throws Made
+300th
2nd
+298 869 vs. 8,6667,797
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
3rd
+297 1,024 vs. 11,76310,739

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
2nd
+298 230 vs. 1,5701,340
Seasons
+300th
1st
+299 5 vs. 2318

Triple-Doubles:

Cade Cunningham LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
59th
5th
54 13 vs. 122109

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
184th
6th
178 6 vs. 7973
50+ point games
-
8th
0 vs. 1414
60+ point games
-
11th
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
1st
+299 150 vs. 8,2898,139
Rebounds
+300th
4th
+296 50 vs. 2,6282,578
Assists
+300th
2nd
+298 52 vs. 2,0952,043
Steals
+300th
1st
+299 11 vs. 493482
Blocks
+300th
9th
+291 8 vs. 284276
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
15th
+285 6 vs. 442436
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
1st
+299 44 vs. 2,1862,142
Field Goals Made
+300th
1st
+299 55 vs. 2,9712,916
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 129 vs. 5,9845,855
3-Pointers Made
+300th
3rd
+297 5 vs. 480475
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
2nd
+298 28 vs. 1,4431,415
Free Throws Made
+300th
1st
+299 35 vs. 1,8671,832
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 42 vs. 2,5192,477

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
1st
+299 6 vs. 292286
Playoffs
+300th
3rd
+297 1 vs. 1817

Triple-Doubles:

Cade Cunningham LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
38th
2nd
36 1 vs. 2827

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
2nd
0 vs. 2929
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
8th
22.52 vs. 26.954.43
Rebounds per game
--
190th
5.46 vs. 7.502.04
Assists per game
--
25th
7.53 vs. 7.420.11
Steals per game
--
82nd
1.08 vs. 1.500.42
Blocks per game
--
270th
0.63 vs. 0.740.11
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.83 vs. 1.150.32
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
64th
4.63 vs. 6.351.72
Field Goals Made per game
--
6th
8.41 vs. 9.901.49
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
14th
18.83 vs. 19.550.72
3-Pointers Made per game
76th
133rd
57 1.92 vs. 1.640.28
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
77th
5.71 vs. 4.691.03
Free Throws Made per game
--
35th
3.78 vs. 5.521.74
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
27th
4.45 vs. 7.493.04

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
30th
6th
24 25.00 vs. 28.393.39
Rebounds per game
126th
103rd
23 8.33 vs. 9.000.67
Assists per game
9th
25th
16 8.67 vs. 7.171.49
Steals per game
24th
37th
13 1.83 vs. 1.690.14
Blocks per game
89th
164th
75 1.33 vs. 0.970.36
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.00 vs. 1.510.51
Defensive Rebounds per game
33rd
30th
3 7.33 vs. 7.490.15
Field Goals Made per game
29th
10th
19 9.17 vs. 10.171.01
Field Goals Attempted per game
12th
19th
7 21.50 vs. 20.491.01
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
120th
+180 0.83 vs. 1.640.81
3-Pointers Attempted per game
104th
95th
9 4.67 vs. 4.940.28
Free Throws Made per game
40th
22nd
18 5.83 vs. 6.390.56
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
17th
35 7.00 vs. 8.631.63

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.