P.J. Brown vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma and P.J. Brown, 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.

P.J. Brown played 15 years in the NBA, 8 more than Kyle Kuzma, who played 7. P.J. Brown had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
P.J. Brown 15 11 1993-94 to 2007-08
Kyle Kuzma 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 1993-942017-18
Team New Jersey NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
P.J. Brown 79 24.7 5.7 2.4 3.9 6.2 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.9 2.2 2.1 5.1 .415 0.0 0.1 .167 1.5 1.9 .757
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 4 14.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.8 3.3 0.5 2.3 .222 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 2

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 1994-952018-19
Team New Jersey NetsLos Angeles Lakers
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 %
P.J. Brown 80 30.8 8.1 2.2 3.9 6.1 1.7 0.9 1.7 1.0 3.3 3.2 7.1 .446 0.1 0.3 .167 1.7 2.6 .671
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 3

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 1995-962019-20
Team New Jersey NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA 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 %
P.J. Brown 81 36.3 11.3 2.7 4.3 6.9 2.0 1.0 1.2 1.6 3.1 4.4 9.9 .444 0.0 0.2 .200 2.5 3.3 .770
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsLakers 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 %
P.J. Brown 80 32.4 9.5 3.0 5.4 8.4 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 3.5 3.8 8.2 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.8 .732
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 15 29.9 8.1 3.2 5.4 8.6 0.7 0.6 1.3 1.1 2.7 2.8 6.9 .408 0.0 0.0 - 2.5 3.5 .717
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

Season 5

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Miami HeatWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East 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 %
P.J. Brown 74 31.9 9.6 3.2 5.4 8.6 1.4 0.9 1.3 1.3 3.6 3.8 8.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.7 .766
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 5 38.0 9.2 3.0 5.8 8.8 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.2 4.4 3.8 7.4 .514 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 4.4 .364
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 6

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Miami HeatWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost East 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 %
P.J. Brown 50 32.2 11.4 2.3 4.6 6.9 1.3 0.9 1.0 1.4 3.3 4.6 9.5 .480 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.9 .774
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 5 29.0 10.2 2.8 3.4 6.2 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 3.4 4.2 9.0 .467 0.0 0.2 .000 1.8 2.0 .900
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 7

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Miami HeatWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
P.J. Brown 80 28.8 9.6 2.7 4.8 7.5 1.8 0.8 0.8 1.3 3.3 4.0 8.4 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .755
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 10 30.9 7.5 2.6 5.6 8.2 1.1 0.8 0.4 1.1 4.2 3.5 8.2 .427 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .833
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 8

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 2000-01-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 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 %
P.J. Brown 80 35.1 8.5 3.2 6.1 9.3 1.6 1.0 1.2 1.4 3.3 3.1 7.0 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 2.6 .852
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 10 38.5 8.0 4.1 5.9 10.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 3.1 2.8 6.7 .418 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 2.9 .828
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 9

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 2001-02-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 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 %
P.J. Brown 80 32.0 8.4 3.4 6.4 9.8 1.3 0.7 1.0 1.1 2.8 3.1 6.6 .474 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.5 .858
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 9 36.8 10.2 3.2 6.3 9.6 1.6 0.7 1.3 0.9 4.1 3.6 8.3 .427 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 4.1 .757
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 10

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 2002-03-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East 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 %
P.J. Brown 78 33.4 10.7 3.1 5.9 9.0 1.9 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.6 4.1 7.7 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.0 .836
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 6 32.2 10.2 3.3 4.3 7.7 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.8 3.7 3.5 7.3 .477 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.2 .760
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 11

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 2003-04-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East 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 %
P.J. Brown 80 34.4 10.5 3.0 5.7 8.6 1.9 1.0 0.9 1.3 2.5 4.2 8.9 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.3 .854
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 7 36.4 8.9 4.1 5.6 9.7 2.1 0.4 1.6 1.9 2.3 3.7 10.1 .366 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.6 .909
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 12

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 2004-05-
Team New Orleans Hornets-
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 %
P.J. Brown 82 34.4 10.8 3.2 5.7 9.0 2.2 0.9 0.6 1.2 2.8 4.1 9.2 .446 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.0 .864
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 13

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 2005-06-
Team New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets-
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 %
P.J. Brown 75 31.7 9.0 2.4 4.9 7.3 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.2 2.9 3.6 7.8 .461 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.2 .827
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 14

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 2006-07-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 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 %
P.J. Brown 72 20.2 6.1 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.2 2.6 2.4 5.8 .407 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.7 .787
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 10 22.8 8.3 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 2.9 3.3 6.7 .493 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.3 .739
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 15

P.J. Brown Kyle Kuzma
Season 2007-08-
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 %
P.J. Brown 18 11.6 2.2 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 0.8 2.3 .341 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.9 .688
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
P.J. Brown 25 13.6 2.9 0.7 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 2.3 1.0 2.2 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .840
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------