Kyle Kuzma vs. Justus Thigpen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Justus Thigpen 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.

Justus Thigpen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Justus Thigpen: 1972-73 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Justus Thigpen 2

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Justus Thigpen 0

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Justus Thigpen 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Justus Thigpen 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Justus Thigpen 0.5

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Justus Thigpen 0.4

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Justus Thigpen 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Justus Thigpen 48

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Justus Thigpen 10

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Justus Thigpen 8

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Justus Thigpen 0 *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Justus Thigpen 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Justus Thigpen .400

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Justus Thigpen -

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Justus Thigpen 2.6 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Justus Thigpen 1.0 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Justus Thigpen 0.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Justus Thigpen 0.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Justus Thigpen - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Justus Thigpen -

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Justus Thigpen -

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Justus Thigpen -

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Justus Thigpen - *

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Justus Thigpen 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Justus Thigpen -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Justus Thigpen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Justus Thigpen -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Justus Thigpen -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Justus Thigpen -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Justus Thigpen -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Justus Thigpen - *

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Justus Thigpen - *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.