Cade Cunningham vs. Tristan Thompson: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Cade Cunningham and Tristan Thompson 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 / 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 Tristan Thompson, with 14 seasons played from 2012 to 2025, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring and rebounding to assists, steals, and blocks—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. Tristan Thompson
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
164th
+300th
85th
Assists
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
272nd
+300th
117th
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Cade Cunningham vs. Tristan Thompson
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson
Points
--
+300th
30th
+300th
Rebounds
--
160th
126th
203rd
Assists
--
+300th
9th
+300th
Steals
--
+300th
24th
+300th
Blocks
--
+300th
89th
293rd

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 Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
4,588 vs. 6,8222,234
Rebounds
+300th
164th
+136 1,121 vs. 6,4285,307
Assists
+300th
+300th
1,530 vs. 800730
Steals
+300th
+300th
215 vs. 378163
Blocks
+300th
272nd
+28 125 vs. 526401
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
51st
+249 159 vs. 2,5092,350
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
176th
+124 962 vs. 3,9192,957
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
1,730 vs. 2,7581,028
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
3,879 vs. 5,3081,429
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
399 vs. 10389
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,177 vs. 421,135
Free Throws Made
+300th
+300th
729 vs. 1,296567
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
+300th
855 vs. 2,1891,334

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
208 vs. 819611
Seasons
+300th
292nd
+8 4 vs. 139

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
184th
-
4 vs. 04
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
150 vs. 687537
Rebounds
+300th
85th
+215 50 vs. 768718
Assists
+300th
+300th
52 vs. 8129
Steals
+300th
+300th
11 vs. 3120
Blocks
+300th
117th
+183 8 vs. 7668
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
31st
+269 6 vs. 334328
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
114th
+186 44 vs. 434390
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
55 vs. 261206
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
129 vs. 469340
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 05
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
28 vs. 127
Free Throws Made
+300th
300th
+0 35 vs. 165130
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
236th
+64 42 vs. 269227

Games and Years:

Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
141st
+159 6 vs. 107101
Playoffs
+300th
223rd
+77 1 vs. 98

Rankings by Points Scored:

Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
+300th
22.06 vs. 8.3313.73
Rebounds per game
--
160th
5.39 vs. 7.852.46
Assists per game
--
+300th
7.36 vs. 0.986.38
Steals per game
--
+300th
1.03 vs. 0.460.57
Blocks per game
--
+300th
0.60 vs. 0.640.04
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
27th
0.76 vs. 3.062.30
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
172nd
4.63 vs. 4.790.16
Field Goals Made per game
--
+300th
8.32 vs. 3.374.95
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
+300th
18.65 vs. 6.4812.17
3-Pointers Made per game
74th
+300th
+226 1.92 vs. 0.011.91
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
5.66 vs. 0.055.61
Free Throws Made per game
--
+300th
3.50 vs. 1.581.92
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
+300th
4.11 vs. 2.671.44

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Cade Cunningham Tristan Thompson Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
30th
+300th
+270 25.00 vs. 6.4218.58
Rebounds per game
126th
203rd
77 8.33 vs. 7.181.16
Assists per game
9th
+300th
+291 8.67 vs. 0.767.91
Steals per game
24th
+300th
+276 1.83 vs. 0.291.54
Blocks per game
89th
293rd
204 1.33 vs. 0.710.62
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
38th
+262 1.00 vs. 3.122.12
Defensive Rebounds per game
33rd
265th
232 7.33 vs. 4.063.28
Field Goals Made per game
29th
+300th
+271 9.17 vs. 2.446.73
Field Goals Attempted per game
12th
+300th
+288 21.50 vs. 4.3817.12
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.83 vs. 0.000.83
3-Pointers Attempted per game
104th
+300th
+196 4.67 vs. 0.014.66
Free Throws Made per game
40th
+300th
+260 5.83 vs. 1.544.29
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
+300th
+248 7.00 vs. 2.514.49

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.