Kyle Kuzma vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Wayne Yates - 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.