Johnny Egan vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma and Johnny Egan, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Johnny Egan played 11 years in the NBA, 4 more than Kyle Kuzma, who played 7. Johnny Egan had the first of his seasons in 1961-62, 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 achivements, 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
Johnny Egan 11 4 1961-62 to 1971-72
Kyle Kuzma 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1961-622017-18
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 58 12.0 5.5 - - 1.5 1.8 - - - 1.1 2.2 5.2 .425 - - - 1.1 1.4 .762
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 5 19.4 13.6 - - 1.8 3.2 - - - 1.6 5.8 12.4 .468 - - - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1962-632018-19
Team Detroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 46 16.3 5.9 - - 1.3 2.5 - - - 1.5 2.4 6.4 .372 - - - 1.2 1.5 .768
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1963-642019-20
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 66 35.2 13.0 - - 2.7 5.4 - - - 2.7 5.1 11.5 .441 - - - 2.9 3.7 .794
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1964-652020-21
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 74 22.5 9.2 - - 1.9 3.4 - - - 1.9 3.5 7.1 .488 - - - 2.2 2.7 .814
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1965-662021-22
Team New York Knicks, Baltimore BulletsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 76 21.6 9.1 - - 2.4 3.6 - - - 2.2 3.4 7.6 .451 - - - 2.3 3.0 .762
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 3 39.0 16.0 - - 3.0 7.7 - - - 4.7 6.3 15.7 .404 - - - 3.3 5.3 .625
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1966-672022-23
Team Baltimore BulletsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 71 24.5 10.1 - - 2.5 3.9 - - - 2.7 3.8 8.8 .428 - - - 2.6 3.1 .845
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1967-682023-24
Team Baltimore BulletsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 67 13.9 7.0 - - 1.7 2.0 - - - 1.9 2.4 6.2 .393 - - - 2.1 2.7 .776
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1968-69-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 82 22.0 8.5 - - 1.8 2.6 - - - 2.5 3.0 7.3 .412 - - - 2.5 2.9 .850
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 18 31.7 13.9 - - 2.4 3.9 - - - 3.1 5.2 12.1 .433 - - - 3.5 4.4 .788
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1969-70-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 72 22.6 7.3 - - 1.4 3.0 - - - 2.4 3.0 6.8 .438 - - - 1.4 1.7 .818
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 16 10.1 3.5 - - 0.3 1.4 - - - 1.3 1.4 2.7 .535 - - - 0.6 0.7 .909
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1970-71-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, San Diego Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 62 13.3 2.8 - - 1.0 1.8 - - - 1.1 1.1 2.9 .376 - - - 0.7 0.8 .824
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Johnny Egan Kyle Kuzma
Season 1971-72-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan 38 11.5 2.9 - - 0.7 1.3 - - - 1.4 1.1 2.7 .404 - - - 0.7 0.8 .813
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Johnny Egan ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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