Dick Cunningham vs. Cade Cunningham Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cade Cunningham and Dick 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.

Dick Cunningham played 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Cade Cunningham, who played 3. Dick Cunningham had the first of his seasons in 1968-69, while Cade Cunningham 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
Dick Cunningham 7 3 1968-69 to 1974-75
Cade Cunningham 3 0 2021-22 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Dick Cunningham Cade Cunningham
Season 1968-692021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
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 %
Dick Cunningham 77 16.1 4.6 - - 5.7 0.8 - - - 2.2 1.8 4.3 .425 - - - 0.9 1.4 .651
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Dick Cunningham Cade Cunningham
Season 1969-702022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 %
Dick Cunningham 60 6.9 2.1 - - 2.7 0.5 - - - 1.2 0.9 2.4 .369 - - - 0.4 0.6 .667
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Cunningham 8 5.6 2.6 - - 1.5 0.3 - - - 0.8 1.3 2.3 .556 - - - 0.1 0.3 .500
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Dick Cunningham Cade Cunningham
Season 1970-712023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Dick Cunningham 76 8.9 2.6 - - 3.4 0.6 - - - 1.2 1.1 2.6 .415 - - - 0.5 0.8 .661
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Cunningham 14 6.4 1.7 - - 1.7 0.1 - - - 0.7 0.6 1.5 .429 - - - 0.4 0.6 .667
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Dick Cunningham Cade Cunningham
Season 1971-72-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 %
Dick Cunningham 63 11.4 2.7 - - 3.9 0.9 - - - 1.2 1.1 2.8 .385 - - - 0.6 0.8 .698
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Cunningham ------- --- ----------
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Season 5

Dick Cunningham Cade Cunningham
Season 1972-73-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf 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 %
Dick Cunningham 72 9.6 2.2 - - 2.9 0.5 - - - 1.3 0.9 2.2 .410 - - - 0.4 0.7 .580
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Cunningham 5 3.4 0.4 - - 0.6 0.4 - - - 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Dick Cunningham Cade Cunningham
Season 1973-74-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Dick Cunningham 8 5.6 0.8 0.1 1.9 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 - 0.6 0.4 0.8 .500 - - - 0.0 0.9 .000
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Dick Cunningham Cade Cunningham
Season 1974-75-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Dick Cunningham 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Dick Cunningham ------- --- ----------
Cade Cunningham ------- --- ----------