Kyle Kuzma vs. Lionel Malamed Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lionel Malamed 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
Lionel Malamed: 1948-49 to 1948-49

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Lionel Malamed 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 9 Lionel Malamed 1

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 3 Lionel Malamed 0

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Lionel Malamed 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.0 Lionel Malamed 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.3 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Lionel Malamed 1.4

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.5 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 9,245 Lionel Malamed 258

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,433 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,454 Lionel Malamed 61

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 308 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 284 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 545 Lionel Malamed 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .450 Lionel Malamed .334

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .334 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .721 Lionel Malamed .831

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Lionel Malamed 5.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Lionel Malamed 1.4 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.0 (2026) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.6 Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.1 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 276 Lionel Malamed -

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 99 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 28 Lionel Malamed -

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 9 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 32 Lionel Malamed 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .393 Lionel Malamed -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .276 Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .731 Lionel Malamed -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Lionel Malamed -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Lionel Malamed -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Lionel Malamed - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Lionel Malamed - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.