Kyle Kuzma vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) John Thompson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.