Kyle Kuzma vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 9 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 3 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 16.9 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.2 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.6 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.5 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 9,547 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,525 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,499 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 325 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 294 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 566 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .452 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .334 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .721 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.8 (2026) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.6 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.1 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 276 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 99 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 28 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 9 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 32 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .393 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .276 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .731 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.