Amar'e Stoudemire vs Cade Cunningham Career Stats Comparison

Few NBA comparisons generate more debate than Amar'e Stoudemire vs Cade Cunningham. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Cade Cunningham takes 5 categories while Amar'e Stoudemire claims 3, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the C position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Cade Cunningham's Assists Per Game of 8.0 compared to Amar'e Stoudemire's 1.2 represents a 566.7% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Amar'e Stoudemire falls 33.3% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Cade Cunningham exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Cade Cunningham's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Free Throw %, where Amar'e Stoudemire posts 76.1% against Cade Cunningham's 84% — a gap of just 10.4%. Amar'e Stoudemire can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Free Throw % is the statistical ammunition for the Amar'e Stoudemire side.

Centers have evolved dramatically across NBA eras — from dominant low-post scorers to modern stretch bigs. Career statistics must be evaluated with positional evolution and era context in mind.

The verdict favors Cade Cunningham — 5 categories to 3 — but Amar'e Stoudemire makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Amar'e Stoudemire has real statistical ammunition particularly in Free Throw % where the gap narrows to just 10.4%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.