Kyle Kuzma vs. Emmanuel Mudiay Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Emmanuel Mudiay 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 / Games against each other

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 more than Emmanuel Mudiay, who played 6. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Emmanuel Mudiay had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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
Emmanuel Mudiay 6 1 2015-16 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Kuzma Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2017-182015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second 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
Emmanuel Mudiay 68 30.4 12.8 0.5 2.9 3.4 5.5 1.0 0.5 3.2 2.1 4.8 13.3 .364 1.1 3.4 .319 2.1 3.1 .670
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kyle Kuzma Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2018-192016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets
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 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
Emmanuel Mudiay 55 25.6 11.0 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.9 0.7 0.2 2.2 1.7 3.8 10.0 .377 1.0 3.2 .315 2.4 3.0 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Kyle Kuzma Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersDenver Nuggets, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 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
Emmanuel Mudiay 64 19.4 8.6 0.4 2.0 2.4 3.2 0.6 0.2 1.8 1.3 3.2 8.2 .388 0.7 2.3 .318 1.5 2.0 .760
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
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kyle Kuzma Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Emmanuel Mudiay 59 27.2 14.8 0.6 2.8 3.3 3.9 0.7 0.3 2.4 1.7 5.6 12.5 .446 1.2 3.6 .329 2.4 3.2 .774
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
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kyle Kuzma Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Washington WizardsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayJazz 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 %
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 54 15.7 7.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 1.4 1.3 2.8 6.1 .462 0.6 1.6 .345 1.2 1.5 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay 3 11.3 4.3 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.7 4.7 .357 0.7 1.0 .667 0.3 0.7 .500

Note: Emmanuel Mudiay didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 6
Kyle Kuzma Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Washington WizardsSacramento Kings
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
Emmanuel Mudiay 2 5.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kyle Kuzma Emmanuel Mudiay
Season 2023-24-
Team Washington Wizards-
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 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
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Emmanuel Mudiay ------- --- ----------
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