Cade Cunningham
- Seasons
- 2021-22 to 2025-26
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Sep 25, 2001
- College
- Oklahoma State
- Draft
- 2021, round 1, pick 1
1All-League teams
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.1
- True shooting
- .545
- Effective FG
- .501
- Usage rate
- 30.6
- Win shares
- 15.0
- WS per 48
- .078
- Box plus/minus
- 2.2
- VORP
- 9.8
- Best season, WS
- 7.9
- Best season, BPM
- 6.3
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | DET | 20 | 64 | 2,088 | 13.1 | .504 | .471 | 27.5 | -2.4 | 1.9 | -0.5 | -0.011 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 96 | 113 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 21 | 12 | 400 | 14.0 | .492 | .453 | 30.0 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.018 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 100 | 119 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 22 | 62 | 2,074 | 17.1 | .546 | .500 | 30.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .041 | 2.0 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 108 | 120 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 23 | 70 | 2,452 | 20.6 | .565 | .521 | 33.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 5.9 | .115 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 112 | 113 |
| 2025-26 | DET | 24 | 64 | 2,172 | 21.6 | .564 | .513 | 30.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 7.9 | .174 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 117 | 110 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.