Kyle Kuzma vs. Erwin Mueller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Erwin Mueller and Kyle Kuzma, 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.

Kyle Kuzma and Erwin Mueller both played 7 years in the NBA. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Erwin Mueller had his rookie season in 1966-67. 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
Kyle Kuzma 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24
Erwin Mueller 7 2 1966-67 to 1972-73

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Kuzma Erwin Mueller
Season 2017-181966-67
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost West Div 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 %
Kyle Kuzma 77 31.2 16.1 1.1 5.1 6.3 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.1 6.1 13.5 .450 2.1 5.6 .366 1.9 2.7 .707
Erwin Mueller 80 26.7 12.7 - - 6.2 1.6 - - - 2.8 5.3 12.0 .441 - - - 2.1 3.3 .658
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Erwin Mueller 3 28.0 8.7 - - 4.7 3.0 - - - 2.3 2.7 8.7 .308 - - - 3.3 4.7 .714

Season 2
Kyle Kuzma Erwin Mueller
Season 2018-191967-68
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 70 33.1 18.7 0.9 4.6 5.5 2.5 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 7.1 15.5 .456 1.8 6.0 .303 2.7 3.6 .752
Erwin Mueller 74 24.2 7.5 - - 5.3 2.1 - - - 2.2 3.0 6.6 .456 - - - 1.4 2.5 .578
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Erwin Mueller 14 17.9 3.2 - - 3.9 1.3 - - - 2.3 1.4 4.2 .339 - - - 0.4 1.0 .357

Season 3
Kyle Kuzma Erwin Mueller
Season 2019-201968-69
Team Los Angeles LakersChicago Bulls, Seattle Supersonics
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 %
Kyle Kuzma 61 25.0 12.8 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.5 2.1 4.8 11.0 .436 1.4 4.5 .316 1.9 2.5 .735
Erwin Mueller 78 17.4 4.8 - - 3.8 2.4 - - - 1.8 1.8 4.9 .375 - - - 1.1 2.1 .549
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 21 23.0 10.0 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.7 8.5 .430 1.2 4.0 .313 1.4 1.8 .784
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kyle Kuzma Erwin Mueller
Season 2020-211969-70
Team Los Angeles LakersSeattle Supersonics, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Kyle Kuzma 68 28.7 12.9 1.6 4.5 6.1 1.9 0.5 0.6 1.7 1.8 4.9 11.1 .443 2.0 5.6 .361 1.0 1.4 .691
Erwin Mueller 78 30.2 10.1 - - 6.2 2.6 - - - 2.5 3.8 8.3 .464 - - - 2.4 3.4 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 6 21.5 6.3 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.3 8.0 .292 0.7 3.8 .174 1.0 1.5 .667
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kyle Kuzma Erwin Mueller
Season 2021-221970-71
Team Washington WizardsDetroit Pistons
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 %
Kyle Kuzma 66 33.4 17.1 1.1 7.4 8.5 3.5 0.6 0.9 2.6 1.9 6.4 14.2 .452 1.9 5.7 .341 2.4 3.3 .712
Erwin Mueller 52 23.5 6.0 - - 4.3 2.2 - - - 1.9 2.4 5.9 .408 - - - 1.2 2.1 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kyle Kuzma Erwin Mueller
Season 2022-231971-72
Team Washington WizardsDetroit Pistons
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 %
Kyle Kuzma 64 35.0 21.2 0.9 6.4 7.2 3.7 0.6 0.5 3.0 2.3 8.0 17.8 .448 2.5 7.5 .333 2.7 3.7 .730
Erwin Mueller 42 14.4 4.3 - - 3.5 1.4 - - - 1.5 1.6 4.7 .345 - - - 1.0 1.8 .581
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kyle Kuzma Erwin Mueller
Season 2023-241972-73
Team Washington WizardsDetroit Pistons
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 %
Kyle Kuzma 70 32.6 22.2 0.9 5.7 6.6 4.2 0.5 0.7 2.7 2.2 8.7 18.8 .463 2.2 6.4 .336 2.7 3.4 .775
Erwin Mueller 21 3.8 1.1 - - 0.7 0.3 - - - 0.6 0.4 1.5 .290 - - - 0.2 0.3 .714
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Erwin Mueller ------- --- ----------
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