Mel Bennett vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma and Mel Bennett, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Mel Bennett played 4 years in the NBA, 3 less than Kyle Kuzma, who played 7. Mel Bennett had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Kyle Kuzma had his rookie season in 2017-18. 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 |
Mel Bennett |
4 |
0 |
1976-77 to 1981-82 |
Kyle Kuzma |
7 |
2 |
2017-18 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Mel Bennett |
Kyle Kuzma |
Season |
1976-77 | 2017-18 |
Team |
Indiana Pacers | Los Angeles Lakers |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie First Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Mel Bennett |
67 |
13.6 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
- |
2.3 |
1.5 |
4.4 |
.344 |
- |
- |
- |
1.7 |
2.8 |
.599 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
31 |
9.2 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
.284 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.5 |
.622 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Mel Bennett didn't play in 1978-79 and 1979-80.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
28 |
11.2 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
.433 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
.654 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
3 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.167 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Mel Bennett |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kyle Kuzma |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |