Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Cade Cunningham Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cade Cunningham and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Cade Cunningham

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Cade Cunningham: 2021-22 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cade Cunningham 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Cade Cunningham 3

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Cade Cunningham 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cade Cunningham 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cade Cunningham 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cade Cunningham 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Cade Cunningham 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Cade Cunningham 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Cade Cunningham 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Cade Cunningham 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cade Cunningham 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cade Cunningham 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Cade Cunningham 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cade Cunningham 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Cade Cunningham 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Cade Cunningham 5.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Cade Cunningham 6.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Cade Cunningham 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Cade Cunningham 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Cade Cunningham 2,758

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Cade Cunningham 696

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Cade Cunningham 892

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Cade Cunningham 144

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Cade Cunningham 72

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Cade Cunningham 138

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Cade Cunningham .432

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Cade Cunningham .329

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Cade Cunningham .858

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Cade Cunningham 22.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Cade Cunningham 6.2 (2023)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Cade Cunningham 7.5 (2024)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Cade Cunningham 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Cade Cunningham 0.7 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Cade Cunningham -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Cade Cunningham -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Cade Cunningham -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Cade Cunningham -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Cade Cunningham -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Cade Cunningham -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Cade Cunningham -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Cade Cunningham -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Cade Cunningham -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Cade Cunningham -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Cade Cunningham 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Cade Cunningham -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Cade Cunningham -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Cade Cunningham -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Cade Cunningham -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Cade Cunningham -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Cade Cunningham -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Cade Cunningham -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Cade Cunningham -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.