Deandre Ayton vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma and Deandre Ayton, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Deandre Ayton played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Kyle Kuzma, who played 8. Deandre Ayton had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Kyle Kuzma had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Deandre Ayton |
7 |
3 |
2018-19 to 2024-25 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
8 |
3 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Deandre Ayton |
Kyle Kuzma |
| Season |
2018-19 | 2017-18 |
| Team |
Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |
 All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Deandre Ayton |
71 |
30.7 |
16.3 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
10.3 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
7.2 |
12.3 |
.585 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.746 |
| difference: | +6 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +4.0 | | +0.3 | +0.5 | | -0.8 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +.135 | +2.1 | +5.5 | +.366 | +0.1 | | +.039 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
77 |
31.2 |
16.1 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
13.5 |
.450 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
.366 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.707 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Deandre Ayton |
38 |
32.5 |
18.2 |
3.9 |
7.6 |
11.5 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
8.2 |
14.9 |
.546 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.231 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
.753 |
| difference: | +32 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +3.0 | +3.0 | +6.0 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +1.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +.090 | +1.7 | +5.7 | +.072 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +.001 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
70 |
33.1 |
18.7 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.456 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
.303 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.752 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Deandre Ayton |
69 |
30.7 |
14.4 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
10.5 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
10.0 |
.626 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.200 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.769 |
| difference: | +8 | +5.7 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +3.6 | +6.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.8 | | -0.7 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +.190 | +1.3 | +4.2 | +.116 | | | +.034 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
61 |
25.0 |
12.8 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
11.0 |
.436 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.316 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.735 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Deandre Ayton |
22 |
36.4 |
15.8 |
3.0 |
8.8 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
10.6 |
.658 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.736 |
| difference: | +1 | +13.4 | +5.8 | +2.1 | +6.6 | +8.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.8 | -0.3 | -0.5 | +3.3 | +2.1 | +.228 | +1.2 | +4.0 | | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.048 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
21 |
23.0 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.430 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.313 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.784 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Deandre Ayton |
58 |
29.5 |
17.2 |
2.6 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
7.6 |
12.0 |
.634 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.368 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.746 |
| difference: | +10 | +0.8 | +4.3 | +1.0 | +3.2 | +4.1 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | +2.7 | +0.9 | +.191 | +1.9 | +5.3 | +.007 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +.055 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
68 |
28.7 |
12.9 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
11.1 |
.443 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
.361 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.691 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Deandre Ayton |
13 |
30.5 |
17.9 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
8.9 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
8.1 |
12.6 |
.640 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.500 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
.636 |
| difference: | +7 | +9.0 | +11.6 | +1.8 | +3.2 | +5.1 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -0.5 | -1.3 | +5.8 | +4.6 | +.348 | +0.5 | +3.5 | +.326 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +.031 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
6 |
21.5 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
.292 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
.174 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Deandre Ayton |
67 |
30.4 |
18.0 |
2.6 |
7.4 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
7.8 |
13.2 |
.589 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.292 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
.760 |
| difference: | +1 | +3.0 | +0.9 | +1.5 | | +1.5 | +1.8 | | +0.1 | -0.8 | -0.9 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +.137 | +1.8 | +5.3 | +.049 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.048 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
66 |
33.4 |
17.1 |
1.1 |
7.4 |
8.5 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
14.2 |
.452 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
.341 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.712 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Deandre Ayton |
10 |
31.9 |
13.4 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
9.7 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
11.1 |
.550 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.2 |
2.3 |
.522 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Deandre Ayton |
55 |
32.4 |
16.7 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
11.1 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
7.8 |
13.6 |
.570 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.100 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.823 |
| difference: | +9 | +2.6 | +4.5 | +2.3 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +2.1 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -1.2 | -0.3 | +0.2 | +4.2 | +.122 | +2.5 | +7.3 | +.233 | +1.5 | +2.3 | +.093 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
64 |
35.0 |
21.2 |
0.9 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
.448 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
.333 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.730 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 6 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Deandre Ayton |
40 |
30.2 |
14.4 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
10.2 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
11.7 |
.566 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.188 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
| difference: | +30 | +2.4 | +7.8 | +2.2 | +1.4 | +3.6 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -1.0 | | +2.1 | +7.1 | +.103 | +2.0 | +5.6 | +.148 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +.108 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
70 |
32.6 |
22.2 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
8.7 |
18.8 |
.463 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
.336 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.775 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Deandre Ayton nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 7 |
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Additional Years |
* Kyle Kuzma played 1 season more than Deandre Ayton in the NBA.
In that period—his season 8 in 2025—Kyle Kuzma played in the Playoffs. |
NBA Champion