Cade Cunningham vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Cade Cunningham and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, with 8 seasons played from 2019 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. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
191st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
174th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
234th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
208th
Years5814

Cade Cunningham vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Points
--
21st
30th
23rd
Rebounds
--
+300th
126th
+300th
Assists
--
118th
9th
71st
Steals
--
96th
24th
107th
Blocks
--
246th
89th
161st

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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
4,699 vs. 11,4686,769
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,149 vs. 2,2421,093
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,571 vs. 2,389818
Steals
+300th
+300th
219 vs. 673454
Blocks
+300th
+300th
131 vs. 377246
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
165 vs. 352187
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
984 vs. 1,890906
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,768 vs. 4,0062,238
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
3,975 vs. 7,9944,019
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
407 vs. 621214
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,210 vs. 1,759549
Free Throws Made
+300th
199th
+101 756 vs. 2,8352,079
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
260th
+40 888 vs. 3,2912,403

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
213 vs. 467254
Seasons
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 83

Triple-Doubles:

Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
59th
202nd
143 11 vs. 29

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
184th
47th
137 4 vs. 2723
50+ point games
-
23rd
0 vs. 55
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
191st
+109 150 vs. 1,1861,036
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
50 vs. 248198
Assists
+300th
174th
+126 52 vs. 262210
Steals
+300th
234th
+66 11 vs. 6453
Blocks
+300th
208th
+92 8 vs. 4537
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 3832
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
44 vs. 210166
Field Goals Made
+300th
217th
+83 55 vs. 411356
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
237th
+63 129 vs. 878749
3-Pointers Made
+300th
185th
+115 5 vs. 7166
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
188th
+112 28 vs. 203175
Free Throws Made
+300th
144th
+156 35 vs. 293258
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
187th
+113 42 vs. 341299

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
6 vs. 4640
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
1 vs. 43

Triple-Doubles:

Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
38th
+300th
1 vs. 01

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
78th
0 vs. 11
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
21st
22.06 vs. 24.562.50
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
5.39 vs. 4.800.59
Assists per game
--
118th
7.38 vs. 5.122.26
Steals per game
--
96th
1.03 vs. 1.440.41
Blocks per game
--
246th
0.62 vs. 0.810.19
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
0.77 vs. 0.750.02
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
283rd
4.62 vs. 4.050.57
Field Goals Made per game
--
32nd
8.30 vs. 8.580.28
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
45th
18.66 vs. 17.121.54
3-Pointers Made per game
76th
254th
178 1.91 vs. 1.330.58
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
161st
5.68 vs. 3.771.91
Free Throws Made per game
--
21st
3.55 vs. 6.072.52
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
35th
4.17 vs. 7.052.88

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
30th
23rd
7 25.00 vs. 25.780.78
Rebounds per game
126th
+300th
+174 8.33 vs. 5.392.94
Assists per game
9th
71st
62 8.67 vs. 5.702.97
Steals per game
24th
107th
83 1.83 vs. 1.390.44
Blocks per game
89th
161st
72 1.33 vs. 0.980.36
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
1.00 vs. 0.830.17
Defensive Rebounds per game
33rd
198th
165 7.33 vs. 4.572.77
Field Goals Made per game
29th
35th
6 9.17 vs. 8.930.23
Field Goals Attempted per game
12th
43rd
31 21.50 vs. 19.092.41
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
141st
+159 0.83 vs. 1.540.71
3-Pointers Attempted per game
104th
131st
27 4.67 vs. 4.410.25
Free Throws Made per game
40th
23rd
17 5.83 vs. 6.370.54
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
40th
12 7.00 vs. 7.410.41

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.