Kyle Kuzma vs. Bill Willoughby Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Willoughby and Kyle Kuzma, 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.
Kyle Kuzma played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Bill Willoughby, who played 8. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Bill Willoughby had his rookie season in 1975-76. 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 |
Kyle Kuzma |
7 |
2 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
Bill Willoughby |
8 |
3 |
1975-76 to 1983-84 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Kyle Kuzma |
Bill Willoughby |
Season |
2017-18 | 1975-76 |
Team |
Los Angeles Lakers | Atlanta Hawks |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie First Team | - |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
62 |
14.0 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
- |
1.4 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.398 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.660 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
39 |
14.1 |
4.9 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
- |
1.6 |
1.9 |
4.3 |
.444 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.683 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
56 |
19.3 |
6.7 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
6.5 |
.430 |
- |
- |
- |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Bill Willoughby didn't play in 1978-79.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
78 |
18.6 |
6.9 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.9 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.111 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.756 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
55 |
20.8 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
5.2 |
.523 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.766 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
19 |
21.9 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
6.1 |
.362 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
69 |
21.4 |
7.8 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
6.7 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.429 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.727 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
2 |
8.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
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 |
Bill Willoughby |
62 |
18.5 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
.454 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.429 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.782 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
67 |
14.0 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.9 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.873 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bill Willoughby |
3 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |