Kyle Kuzma vs. Ben McDonald Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben McDonald and Kyle Kuzma that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2025-26
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 9 Ben McDonald 4

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 3 Ben McDonald 2

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Ben McDonald 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.0 Ben McDonald 6.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.3 Ben McDonald 3.2

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Ben McDonald 1.3

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Ben McDonald 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.5 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 9,245 Ben McDonald 1,061

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,433 Ben McDonald 568

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,454 Ben McDonald 236

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 308 Ben McDonald 77

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 284 Ben McDonald 17

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 545 Ben McDonald 176

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .450 Ben McDonald .468

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .334 Ben McDonald .227

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .721 Ben McDonald .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.0 (2026) Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.6 Ben McDonald 0.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.1 Ben McDonald 1.4

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Ben McDonald 1.0

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Ben McDonald 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Ben McDonald 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 276 Ben McDonald 8

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 99 Ben McDonald 14

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 28 Ben McDonald 10

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Ben McDonald 5

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 9 Ben McDonald 1

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 32 Ben McDonald 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .393 Ben McDonald .143

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .276 Ben McDonald .000

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .731 Ben McDonald .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Ben McDonald 0.2 (1989)