Kyle Kuzma vs. Paul Walther Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Walther 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 Paul Walther, who played 6. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Paul Walther 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
Paul Walther 6 5 1949-50 to 1954-55

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Kuzma Paul Walther
Season 2017-181949-50
Team Los Angeles LakersMinneapolis Lakers, Indianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayOlympians Lost West 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 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
Paul Walther 53 - 5.5 - - - 1.1 - - - 2.3 2.2 5.5 .393 - - - 1.2 2.1 .578
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Paul Walther 6 - 5.5 - - - 1.3 - - - 2.8 2.0 6.8 .293 - - - 1.5 3.2 .474

Season 2
Kyle Kuzma Paul Walther
Season 2018-191950-51
Team Los Angeles LakersIndianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayOlympians Lost West Div 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
Paul Walther 63 - 9.1 - - 3.6 3.6 - - - 3.2 3.4 10.1 .336 - - - 2.3 3.3 .694
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Paul Walther 3 - 5.7 - - 1.7 3.0 - - - 2.0 1.0 2.3 .429 - - - 3.7 5.0 .733

Season 3
Kyle Kuzma Paul Walther
Season 2019-201951-52
Team Los Angeles LakersIndianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionOlympians Lost West Div 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
Paul Walther 55 34.6 12.2 - - 4.5 2.5 - - - 3.1 4.0 10.0 .401 - - - 4.2 5.6 .750
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
Paul Walther 2 42.5 16.0 - - 3.5 3.0 - - - 4.0 4.0 8.0 .500 - - - 8.0 9.0 .889

Season 4
Kyle Kuzma Paul Walther
Season 2020-211952-53
Team Los Angeles LakersIndianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdOlympians Lost West Div 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 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
Paul Walther 67 36.8 10.7 - - 4.2 3.1 - - - 3.9 3.4 9.6 .352 - - - 3.9 5.3 .746
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
Paul Walther 2 37.5 13.0 - - 4.0 2.0 - - - 4.0 2.5 10.0 .250 - - - 8.0 8.5 .941

Season 5
Kyle Kuzma Paul Walther
Season 2021-221953-54
Team Washington WizardsPhiladelphia Warriors
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
Paul Walther 64 32.3 6.6 - - 4.0 3.4 - - - 3.1 2.2 6.1 .352 - - - 2.3 3.2 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Paul Walther ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kyle Kuzma Paul Walther
Season 2022-231954-55
Team Washington WizardsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons 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 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
Paul Walther 68 12.1 2.4 - - 2.3 1.9 - - - 1.7 0.8 2.4 .348 - - - 0.8 1.3 .614
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Paul Walther 10 9.5 3.5 - - 2.0 0.8 - - - 2.0 1.2 2.2 .545 - - - 1.1 1.8 .611

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