Cade Cunningham vs. Earl Lloyd Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Earl Lloyd and Cade Cunningham, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Cade Cunningham played 3 years in the NBA, 6 less than Earl Lloyd, who played 9. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Earl Lloyd had his rookie season in 1950-51. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Cade Cunningham 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24
Earl Lloyd 9 8 1950-51 to 1959-60

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cade Cunningham Earl Lloyd
Season 2021-221950-51
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Capitols
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham 64 32.6 17.4 0.9 4.6 5.5 5.6 1.2 0.7 3.7 3.1 6.7 16.1 .416 1.8 5.7 .314 2.2 2.6 .845
Earl Lloyd 7 - 6.1 - - 6.7 1.6 - - - 3.7 2.3 5.0 .457 - - - 1.6 1.9 .846
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd ------- --- ----------

Note: Earl Lloyd didn't play in 1951-52.

Season 2

Cade Cunningham Earl Lloyd
Season 2022-231952-53
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham 12 33.3 19.9 1.0 5.2 6.2 6.0 0.8 0.6 3.3 2.8 7.8 18.7 .415 1.4 5.1 .279 3.0 3.6 .837
Earl Lloyd 64 28.2 7.4 - - 6.9 1.0 - - - 3.8 2.4 7.1 .344 - - - 2.5 3.6 .693
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 2 36.5 7.5 - - 4.5 2.5 - - - 5.0 2.0 8.5 .235 - - - 3.5 5.0 .700

Season 3

Cade Cunningham Earl Lloyd
Season 2023-241953-54
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham 62 33.5 22.7 0.5 3.8 4.3 7.5 0.9 0.4 3.4 2.5 8.5 18.8 .449 1.9 5.4 .355 3.8 4.4 .869
Earl Lloyd 72 30.6 9.1 - - 7.3 1.6 - - - 4.2 3.5 9.3 .374 - - - 2.2 2.9 .746
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 10 26.0 6.7 - - 5.7 2.0 - - - 3.4 2.5 7.3 .342 - - - 1.7 2.6 .654

Season 4

Cade Cunningham Earl Lloyd
Season -1954-55
Team -Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 72 30.7 10.2 - - 7.7 2.1 - - - 3.9 4.0 10.9 .365 - - - 2.2 2.9 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 11 32.3 11.5 - - 8.1 3.2 - - - 3.7 4.0 11.1 .361 - - - 3.5 4.7 .750

Season 5

Cade Cunningham Earl Lloyd
Season -1955-56
Team -Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 72 25.5 8.5 - - 6.8 1.6 - - - 3.7 3.0 8.8 .335 - - - 2.6 3.3 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 8 21.5 8.1 - - 5.4 0.9 - - - 4.6 3.3 10.1 .321 - - - 1.6 1.8 .929

Season 6

Cade Cunningham Earl Lloyd
Season -1956-57
Team -Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 72 27.3 9.0 - - 6.0 1.6 - - - 3.9 3.6 9.5 .373 - - - 1.9 2.5 .749
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 5 16.6 6.2 - - 4.2 1.0 - - - 3.6 2.4 6.0 .400 - - - 1.4 2.2 .636

Season 7

Cade Cunningham Earl Lloyd
Season -1957-58
Team -Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Nationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 61 17.1 5.2 - - 4.7 1.0 - - - 2.9 2.0 5.9 .331 - - - 1.3 1.7 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 3 10.7 3.3 - - 2.7 0.0 - - - 2.7 1.7 4.7 .357 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Cade Cunningham Earl Lloyd
Season -1958-59
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 72 24.9 8.4 - - 6.9 1.3 - - - 4.0 3.3 9.3 .349 - - - 1.9 2.5 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 3 29.0 8.7 - - 6.0 2.3 - - - 4.0 3.0 9.3 .321 - - - 2.7 2.7 1.000

Season 9

Cade Cunningham Earl Lloyd
Season -1959-60
Team -Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Pistons Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 68 23.7 8.9 - - 4.7 1.3 - - - 3.3 3.5 9.8 .356 - - - 1.9 2.4 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Earl Lloyd 2 26.5 8.5 - - 4.5 1.5 - - - 5.5 3.0 12.0 .250 - - - 2.5 4.0 .625