Cade Cunningham vs. Wally Osterkorn Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Wally Osterkorn 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, 1 less than Wally Osterkorn, who played 4. Cade Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Wally Osterkorn had his rookie season in 1951-52. 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
Wally Osterkorn 4 4 1951-52 to 1954-55

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cade Cunningham Wally Osterkorn
Season 2021-221951-52
Team Detroit PistonsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals 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 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
Wally Osterkorn 66 26.1 7.4 - - 6.7 1.8 - - - 3.4 2.2 6.3 .351 - - - 3.0 5.1 .594
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Wally Osterkorn 7 35.6 10.6 - - 8.1 2.9 - - - 4.6 3.3 9.6 .343 - - - 4.0 6.7 .596

Season 2

Cade Cunningham Wally Osterkorn
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
Wally Osterkorn 49 20.7 5.6 - - 4.4 1.2 - - - 2.6 1.7 5.3 .324 - - - 2.2 3.4 .631
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Wally Osterkorn 2 21.0 4.5 - - 2.0 1.0 - - - 5.5 2.0 4.5 .444 - - - 0.5 1.5 .333

Season 3

Cade Cunningham Wally Osterkorn
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
Wally Osterkorn 70 30.9 8.8 - - 7.0 2.2 - - - 3.0 2.9 8.4 .346 - - - 3.0 5.2 .579
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Wally Osterkorn 13 41.7 10.8 - - 9.6 2.8 - - - 3.1 3.5 9.4 .369 - - - 3.8 6.9 .556

Season 4

Cade Cunningham Wally Osterkorn
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 ------- --- ----------
Wally Osterkorn 19 15.1 2.9 - - 3.7 0.9 - - - 1.7 1.1 5.1 .206 - - - 0.8 1.7 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Wally Osterkorn 11 6.8 3.2 - - 1.9 1.0 - - - 1.3 1.0 3.1 .324 - - - 1.2 1.5 .765