Kyle Kuzma vs. Eldridge Recasner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Eldridge Recasner 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.

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.

Kyle Kuzma played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Eldridge Recasner, who played 8. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Eldridge Recasner had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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
Eldridge Recasner 8 4 1994-95 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Kuzma Eldridge Recasner
Season 2017-181994-95
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 %
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
Eldridge Recasner 3 4.3 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kyle Kuzma Eldridge Recasner
Season 2018-191995-96
Team Los Angeles LakersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Eldridge Recasner 63 20.2 6.9 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.7 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.8 2.4 5.7 .415 1.3 3.0 .424 0.9 1.0 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Eldridge Recasner 1 8.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3
Kyle Kuzma Eldridge Recasner
Season 2019-201996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Eldridge Recasner 71 17.0 5.7 0.5 1.1 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.4 2.1 4.9 .423 0.8 2.0 .414 0.7 0.8 .879
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
Eldridge Recasner 10 12.1 3.1 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.1 2.6 .423 0.4 1.1 .364 0.5 0.8 .625

Season 4
Kyle Kuzma Eldridge Recasner
Season 2020-211997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East 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 %
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
Eldridge Recasner 59 24.6 9.3 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.5 1.6 3.5 7.7 .456 1.1 2.5 .419 1.3 1.3 .937
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
Eldridge Recasner 4 22.5 7.3 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.8 2.5 6.3 .400 1.8 3.0 .583 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 5
Kyle Kuzma Eldridge Recasner
Season 2021-221998-99
Team Washington WizardsCharlotte Hornets
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 %
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
Eldridge Recasner 44 16.1 5.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.3 1.5 1.9 4.2 .446 0.5 1.4 .400 0.8 0.9 .872
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kyle Kuzma Eldridge Recasner
Season 2022-231999-00
Team Washington WizardsCharlotte Hornets
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 %
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
Eldridge Recasner 7 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.0 .429 0.1 0.6 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kyle Kuzma Eldridge Recasner
Season 2023-242000-01
Team Washington WizardsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Eldridge Recasner 43 9.4 2.4 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.9 2.7 .333 0.3 0.9 .333 0.3 0.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Eldridge Recasner 2 4.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750

Season 8
Kyle Kuzma Eldridge Recasner
Season -2001-02
Team -Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Clippers
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 %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Eldridge Recasner 6 5.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.2 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Eldridge Recasner ------- --- ----------
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