Kyle Kuzma vs. Willie Naulls Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Willie Naulls 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, 3 less than Willie Naulls, who played 10. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Willie Naulls had his rookie season in 1956-57. 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
Willie Naulls 10 4 1956-57 to 1965-66

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Kuzma Willie Naulls
Season 2017-181956-57
Team Los Angeles LakersSt. Louis Hawks, New York Knicks
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
Willie Naulls 71 25.0 10.1 - - 8.7 1.2 - - - 2.6 4.1 11.5 .357 - - - 1.9 2.7 .677
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kyle Kuzma Willie Naulls
Season 2018-191957-58
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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
Willie Naulls 68 34.8 18.1 - - 11.8 1.4 - - - 3.2 6.9 17.5 .397 - - - 4.2 5.1 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Kyle Kuzma Willie Naulls
Season 2019-201958-59
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKnicks Lost East 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
Willie Naulls 68 30.3 15.7 - - 10.6 1.5 - - - 3.4 6.0 15.8 .378 - - - 3.8 4.6 .830
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
Willie Naulls 2 31.5 17.0 - - 10.5 1.5 - - - 5.5 7.0 21.0 .333 - - - 3.0 4.0 .750

Season 4
Kyle Kuzma Willie Naulls
Season 2020-211959-60
Team Los Angeles LakersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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
Willie Naulls 65 34.6 21.4 - - 14.2 2.1 - - - 3.3 8.5 19.8 .428 - - - 4.4 5.3 .836
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
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kyle Kuzma Willie Naulls
Season 2021-221960-61
Team Washington WizardsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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
Willie Naulls 79 37.7 23.4 - - 13.4 2.4 - - - 3.4 9.3 21.8 .428 - - - 4.7 5.8 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kyle Kuzma Willie Naulls
Season 2022-231961-62
Team Washington WizardsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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
Willie Naulls 75 39.7 25.0 - - 11.6 2.6 - - - 3.5 10.0 24.0 .415 - - - 5.1 6.1 .842
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kyle Kuzma Willie Naulls
Season 2023-241962-63
Team Washington WizardsNew York Knicks, San Francisco 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 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
Willie Naulls 70 27.2 12.9 - - 7.4 1.5 - - - 2.9 5.3 12.7 .417 - - - 2.4 3.0 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kyle Kuzma Willie Naulls
Season -1963-64
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls 78 18.1 9.8 - - 4.6 0.8 - - - 2.7 4.1 9.9 .417 - - - 1.6 2.0 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls 10 16.7 9.1 - - 4.6 0.8 - - - 3.1 3.7 9.5 .389 - - - 1.7 2.3 .739

Season 9
Kyle Kuzma Willie Naulls
Season -1964-65
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls 71 20.6 10.5 - - 4.7 1.0 - - - 3.2 4.3 11.1 .384 - - - 2.0 2.5 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls 12 15.0 7.3 - - 4.3 0.8 - - - 2.3 3.3 7.9 .411 - - - 0.8 1.3 .667

Season 10
Kyle Kuzma Willie Naulls
Season -1965-66
Team -Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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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 ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls 71 20.2 10.7 - - 4.5 1.0 - - - 2.8 4.6 11.5 .402 - - - 1.5 1.8 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Willie Naulls 11 6.8 3.2 - - 1.5 0.1 - - - 2.1 0.8 3.2 .257 - - - 1.5 1.9 .810
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