Cade Cunningham vs. John Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Williams 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, 5 less than John Williams, who played 8. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while John Williams had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
John Williams 8 3 1986-87 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cade Cunningham John Williams
Season 2021-221986-87
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
John Williams 78 22.7 9.2 1.7 3.0 4.7 2.4 1.7 0.4 1.6 2.2 3.6 8.0 .454 0.1 0.5 .222 1.8 2.9 .646
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
John Williams 3 16.3 6.7 1.3 2.3 3.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.0 2.7 4.7 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 2.3 .571

Season 2

Cade Cunningham John Williams
Season 2022-231987-88
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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
John Williams 82 29.6 12.8 1.5 3.9 5.4 2.8 1.4 0.4 1.8 2.6 5.2 11.1 .469 0.1 0.5 .132 2.3 3.1 .734
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
John Williams 5 37.0 13.0 2.2 3.6 5.8 4.2 1.6 0.8 2.4 3.6 4.6 9.6 .479 0.0 0.2 .000 3.8 6.4 .594

Season 3

Cade Cunningham John Williams
Season 2023-241988-89
Team Detroit PistonsWashington Bullets
Honors & Awards
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 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
John Williams 82 29.4 13.7 1.9 5.1 7.0 4.3 1.7 0.9 1.9 2.6 5.3 11.5 .466 0.2 0.9 .268 2.7 3.5 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
John Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Cade Cunningham John Williams
Season -1989-90
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
John Williams 18 35.1 18.2 1.5 6.1 7.6 4.7 1.2 0.5 2.4 1.8 7.2 15.2 .474 0.1 1.0 .111 3.6 4.7 .774
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
John Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Cade Cunningham John Williams
Season -1990-91
Team -Washington Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
John Williams 33 28.5 12.5 1.3 4.1 5.4 4.0 1.2 0.2 2.1 1.9 5.0 11.9 .417 0.3 1.2 .244 2.2 2.9 .753
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
John Williams ------- --- ----------

Note: John Williams didn't play in 1991-92.

Season 6

Cade Cunningham John Williams
Season -1992-93
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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 ------- --- ----------
John Williams 74 22.1 6.6 1.2 3.1 4.3 1.9 1.1 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.8 6.4 .430 0.2 0.7 .226 0.9 1.7 .543
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
John Williams 5 19.6 2.2 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.4 1.0 0.0 1.2 3.4 0.8 3.6 .222 0.4 0.6 .667 0.2 0.4 .500

Season 7

Cade Cunningham John Williams
Season -1993-94
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
John Williams 34 21.3 5.6 1.1 2.6 3.7 2.9 0.7 0.3 1.0 2.5 2.4 5.5 .431 0.1 0.6 .250 0.7 1.1 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
John Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Cade Cunningham John Williams
Season -1994-95
Team -Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
John Williams 34 11.8 2.9 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.4 1.2 3.4 .357 0.1 0.4 .333 0.4 0.7 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
John Williams ------- --- ----------