Tyler Herro vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma and Tyler Herro, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Tyler Herro played 6 years in the NBA, 3 less than Kyle Kuzma, who played 9. Tyler Herro had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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 achievements, 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
Tyler Herro 6 6 2019-20 to 2024-25
Kyle Kuzma 9 3 2017-18 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Tyler Herro Kyle Kuzma
Season 2019-202017-18
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 55 27.4 13.5 0.3 3.8 4.1 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.9 11.5 .428 2.1 5.4 .389 1.6 1.8 .870
difference:+22+3.8+2.6+0.8+1.3+2.2+0.4+0.2-0.2-0.7+1.2+2.0+.022+0.2+.023+0.3+0.9+.163
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 21 33.7 16.0 0.3 4.8 5.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.5 5.7 13.2 .433 2.3 6.1 .375 2.2 2.6 .870
Kyle Kuzma DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Tyler Herro Kyle Kuzma
Season 2020-212018-19
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 54 30.3 15.1 0.5 4.5 5.0 3.4 0.6 0.3 1.9 1.3 5.7 12.9 .439 2.0 5.5 .360 1.7 2.2 .803
difference:+16+2.8+3.6+0.4+0.1+0.5+0.9+0.1-1.1+1.4+2.6+.017+0.2+0.5+.057+1.0+1.4+.051
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 4 23.3 9.3 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 3.0 9.5 .316 1.5 4.8 .316 1.8 1.8 1.000
Kyle Kuzma DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Tyler Herro Kyle Kuzma
Season 2021-222019-20
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 66 32.6 20.7 0.5 4.5 5.0 4.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.4 7.6 17.0 .447 2.7 6.7 .399 2.9 3.3 .868
difference:+5+7.6+7.9+0.4+0.9+0.5+2.7+0.2+0.3-1.1-0.7+2.8+6.0+.011+1.3+2.2+.083+1.0+0.8+.133
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 15 25.4 12.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.4 4.9 12.1 .409 1.1 4.7 .229 1.7 1.8 .926
difference:+6+2.4+2.6+0.4+1.2+0.8+2.0+0.3+0.1-0.8-1.0+1.2+3.6+.021+0.1+0.7+.084+0.3+.142
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

Tyler Herro Kyle Kuzma
Season 2022-232020-21
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 67 34.9 20.1 0.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.4 1.5 7.3 16.6 .439 3.0 8.0 .378 2.5 2.7 .934
difference:+1+6.2+7.2+1.2+0.5+0.7+2.3+0.3+0.4-0.7-0.3+2.4+5.5+.004+1.0+2.4+.017+1.5+1.3+.243
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 1 19.0 12.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 9.0 .556 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+5+2.5+5.7+0.7+1.2+1.8+0.8+0.3+0.8-0.3+2.7+1.0+.264+1.3+0.2+.326+1.0+1.5
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

Tyler Herro Kyle Kuzma
Season 2023-242021-22
Team Miami HeatWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 42 33.5 20.8 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 1.5 7.7 17.5 .441 3.1 7.9 .396 2.3 2.6 .856
difference:+24+0.1+3.7+0.6+2.6+3.2+1.0+0.1+0.8-0.4-0.4+1.3+3.3+.011+1.2+2.2+.055+0.1+0.7+.144
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 5 37.0 16.8 0.0 3.6 3.6 5.4 0.4 0.0 2.8 2.0 6.0 15.6 .385 3.0 8.6 .349 1.8 2.0 .900
Kyle Kuzma DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6

Tyler Herro Kyle Kuzma
Season 2024-252022-23
Team Miami HeatWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Heat Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 77 35.4 23.9 0.5 4.7 5.2 5.5 0.9 0.2 2.6 1.1 8.5 17.9 .472 3.3 8.7 .375 3.7 4.2 .878
difference:+13+0.4+2.7+0.4+1.7+2.0+1.8+0.3+0.3-0.4-1.2+0.5+0.1+.024+0.8+1.2+.042+1.0+0.5+.148
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyler Herro 4 36.0 17.8 0.0 3.5 3.5 2.8 0.5 0.0 2.3 3.0 6.8 16.3 .415 2.3 7.3 .310 2.0 2.5 .800
Kyle Kuzma DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Kyle Kuzma played 3 seasons more than Tyler Herro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—Kyle Kuzma played in one postseason.