Kyle Kuzma vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Louie Nelson -

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Louie Nelson -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.