Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cade Cunningham vs LeBron James

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Cunningham · James

Cunningham

Pistons

2025-26

James

76ers

Games

availability

33.9

Minutes

per game

33.2

23.9

Points

per game

20.9

5.5

Rebounds

per game

6.1

9.9

Assists

per game

7.2

2.2

Steals + blocks

per game

1.8

3.7

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

3.0

46.1%

Field goal %

51.5%

34.2%

Three-point %

5.7 vs 4.1 attempts

31.7%

81.2%

Free throw %

73.7%

56.4%

True shooting

TS%

59.4%

29.6%

Usage

USG%

26.2%

43.0%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

33.8%

7.9%

Rebound %

of available

9.3%

+11.4

Net rating

on court

+2.6

15.9%

PIE

player impact estimate

15.4%

+8.1

Plus-minus

per game

+2.0

Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Cade Cunningham scored more in 2025-26, 3.0 points a game apart (23.9 vs 20.9), on Cunningham's heavier usage (29.6% vs 26.2%).

James is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.4% to 56.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Cunningham (9.9 vs 7.2 assists), the glass to James (6.1 vs 5.5 rebounds).

With Cunningham on the floor his team outscored opponents by +11.4 per 100 possessions, against +2.6 for James; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Cunningham $50.1M through 2029-30, James $3.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs

Cunningham

2025-26

James

47-17

Record when playing

39-21

22.5

Points at home

20.7

25.1

Points on the road

21.2

23.5

Points in wins

21.3

25.2

Points in losses

20.2

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

Last games & contracts

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Cunningham · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 vs BOS22 pts · 4 reb · 8 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs TOR18 pts · 1 reb · 7 ast

Wed, Oct 14 at MIN14 pts · 2 reb · 9 ast

Sat, Oct 10 at WAS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Mon, Oct 5 vs PHX10 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast

James · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 at NYK14 pts · 9 reb · 7 ast

Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS8 pts · 8 reb · 7 ast

Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Thu, Oct 8 at BKN10 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast

Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Cunningham · contract

2026-27$50.1M

2027-28$53.8M

2028-29$57.5M

2029-30$61.2M

James · contract

2026-27$3.9M

2027-28player option$4.1M

More comparisons

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Cunningham vs
Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jamal Murray

James vs
Zion Williamson · Cooper Flagg · Julius Randle · Franz Wagner

Cunningham vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

James vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).