Kyle Kuzma vs. George Ratkovicz Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Ratkovicz 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 more than George Ratkovicz, who played 6. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while George Ratkovicz had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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
George Ratkovicz 6 3 1949-50 to 1954-55

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Kuzma George Ratkovicz
Season 2017-181949-50
Team Los Angeles LakersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals 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 %
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
George Ratkovicz 62 - 8.6 - - - 2.0 - - - 3.2 2.6 7.1 .369 - - - 3.4 5.6 .606
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
George Ratkovicz 11 - 13.1 - - - 1.9 - - - 4.1 4.3 11.0 .388 - - - 4.5 6.6 .685

Season 2
Kyle Kuzma George Ratkovicz
Season 2018-191950-51
Team Los Angeles LakersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div 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 %
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
George Ratkovicz 66 - 12.9 - - 8.3 2.9 - - - 3.9 4.0 9.6 .415 - - - 4.9 6.7 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
George Ratkovicz 7 - 13.9 - - 9.0 2.0 - - - 4.7 4.0 8.4 .475 - - - 5.9 7.9 .745

Season 3
Kyle Kuzma George Ratkovicz
Season 2019-201951-52
Team Los Angeles LakersSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNationals Lost East Div 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 %
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
George Ratkovicz 66 20.5 7.5 - - 5.0 1.4 - - - 3.6 2.5 7.2 .349 - - - 2.5 3.7 .674
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
George Ratkovicz 6 9.8 3.0 - - 3.7 0.5 - - - 2.7 0.8 2.5 .333 - - - 1.3 3.3 .400

Season 4
Kyle Kuzma George Ratkovicz
Season 2020-211952-53
Team Los Angeles LakersMilwaukee Hawks
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
George Ratkovicz 71 31.5 9.5 - - 7.4 3.1 - - - 4.0 2.9 8.7 .336 - - - 3.7 5.3 .702
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
George Ratkovicz ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kyle Kuzma George Ratkovicz
Season 2021-221953-54
Team Washington WizardsMilwaukee Hawks
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
George Ratkovicz 69 31.4 8.3 - - 7.6 2.2 - - - 3.7 2.9 7.3 .393 - - - 2.6 4.0 .645
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
George Ratkovicz ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kyle Kuzma George Ratkovicz
Season 2022-231954-55
Team Washington WizardsMilwaukee Hawks
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
George Ratkovicz 9 11.3 1.8 - - 1.9 1.4 - - - 1.7 0.3 2.1 .158 - - - 1.1 2.6 .435
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
George Ratkovicz ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kyle Kuzma George Ratkovicz
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
George Ratkovicz ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
George Ratkovicz ------- --- ----------
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