Dante Cunningham vs. Jalen Suggs Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Suggs and Dante 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.

Dante Cunningham played 10 years in the NBA, 7 more than Jalen Suggs, who played 3. Dante Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Jalen Suggs had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Dante Cunningham 10 4 2009-10 to 2018-19
Jalen Suggs 3 1 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dante Cunningham Jalen Suggs
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Dante Cunningham 63 11.2 3.9 0.9 1.7 2.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 1.5 1.7 3.4 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.8 .646
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Cunningham 5 8.4 4.6 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 2.0 1.8 3.0 .600 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.2 .833
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Dante Cunningham Jalen Suggs
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte BobcatsOrlando Magic
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 %
Dante Cunningham 78 21.0 6.2 1.2 2.3 3.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 2.3 2.8 6.1 .462 0.0 0.2 .077 0.6 0.8 .726
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Dante Cunningham Jalen Suggs
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Memphis GrizzliesOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdMagic 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 %
Dante Cunningham 64 17.6 5.2 1.4 2.4 3.8 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.3 4.4 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .652
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Cunningham 7 7.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.6 .364 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767

Season 4
Dante Cunningham Jalen Suggs
Season 2012-13-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
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 %
Dante Cunningham 80 25.1 8.7 1.8 3.3 5.1 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.9 3.9 8.4 .468 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .650
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Dante Cunningham Jalen Suggs
Season 2013-14-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
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 %
Dante Cunningham 81 20.2 6.3 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.5 1.8 2.9 6.3 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.8 .567
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Dante Cunningham Jalen Suggs
Season 2014-15-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans 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 %
Dante Cunningham 66 25.0 5.2 1.1 2.8 3.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.3 5.1 .457 0.0 0.2 .100 0.4 0.7 .617
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Cunningham 4 18.8 5.3 1.0 3.5 4.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.0 1.8 2.3 2.8 .818 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Dante Cunningham Jalen Suggs
Season 2015-16-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Dante Cunningham 80 24.6 6.1 0.7 2.2 3.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 2.2 2.3 5.2 .451 0.7 2.2 .316 0.7 1.0 .695
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Dante Cunningham Jalen Suggs
Season 2016-17-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Dante Cunningham 66 25.0 6.6 0.8 3.3 4.2 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.5 2.6 5.4 .485 1.1 2.7 .392 0.2 0.4 .593
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Dante Cunningham Jalen Suggs
Season 2017-18-
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Brooklyn Nets-
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 %
Dante Cunningham 73 21.4 5.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.2 5.0 .451 0.8 2.3 .345 0.4 0.7 .596
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Dante Cunningham Jalen Suggs
Season 2018-19-
Team San Antonio Spurs-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Dante Cunningham 64 14.5 3.0 0.8 2.2 2.9 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.1 1.2 2.5 .475 0.5 1.0 .462 0.2 0.3 .778
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dante Cunningham 5 2.6 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 .667 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Jalen Suggs ------- --- ----------
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