Kyle Kuzma vs. Quincy Pondexter Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quincy Pondexter 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 and Quincy Pondexter both played 7 years in the NBA. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Quincy Pondexter had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Quincy Pondexter 7 5 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kyle Kuzma Quincy Pondexter
Season 2017-182010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersNew Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets 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 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
Quincy Pondexter 66 11.1 2.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.1 2.7 .406 0.3 0.8 .360 0.4 0.5 .706
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Quincy Pondexter 3 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Kyle Kuzma Quincy Pondexter
Season 2018-192011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies 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 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
Quincy Pondexter 64 15.7 4.2 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.7 3.7 .452 0.3 1.1 .301 0.5 0.8 .623
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Quincy Pondexter 7 16.3 4.7 0.4 1.9 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.7 1.9 1.7 2.6 .667 0.3 0.6 .500 1.0 1.3 .778

Season 3

Kyle Kuzma Quincy Pondexter
Season 2019-202012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionGrizzlies Lost West Conf 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
Quincy Pondexter 59 21.1 6.4 0.7 1.5 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.6 2.2 5.1 .428 1.0 2.6 .395 1.0 1.3 .787
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
Quincy Pondexter 15 23.8 8.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.6 2.1 3.1 6.3 .489 1.6 3.5 .453 1.1 1.9 .607

Season 4

Kyle Kuzma Quincy Pondexter
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersMemphis Grizzlies
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
Quincy Pondexter 15 18.0 6.3 0.7 1.1 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.0 1.2 2.1 5.3 .392 0.7 2.3 .324 1.4 1.7 .808
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
Quincy Pondexter ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Kyle Kuzma Quincy Pondexter
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Washington WizardsMemphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans 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
Quincy Pondexter 75 23.9 7.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.0 2.5 6.0 .421 1.2 3.3 .373 0.9 1.3 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Quincy Pondexter 4 31.0 7.3 0.8 4.3 5.0 3.0 1.8 0.0 0.3 3.3 2.5 7.0 .357 0.8 2.5 .300 1.5 1.8 .857

Note: Quincy Pondexter didn't play in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Season 6

Kyle Kuzma Quincy Pondexter
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Washington WizardsChicago Bulls
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
Quincy Pondexter 23 8.5 2.0 0.3 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.0 0.6 2.1 .286 0.1 1.0 .136 0.6 0.7 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Quincy Pondexter ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Kyle Kuzma Quincy Pondexter
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs 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 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
Quincy Pondexter 53 5.5 1.8 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.1 .500 0.1 0.3 .333 0.6 0.8 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Quincy Pondexter 5 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.0 0.0 -