Tyson Chandler vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma and Tyson Chandler, 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.

Tyson Chandler played 19 years in the NBA, 11 more than Kyle Kuzma, who played 8. Tyson Chandler had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Tyson Chandler	19	10	2001-02 to 2019-20
Kyle Kuzma	8	3	2017-18 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8


Rookie Season
	Tyson Chandler	Kyle Kuzma
Season	2001-02	2017-18
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	71	19.6	6.1	1.6	3.2	4.8	0.8	0.4	1.3	1.4	2.5	2.1	4.3	.497	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.1	.604
difference:	+6	+11.6	+10.0	+0.5	+1.9	+1.5	+1.0	+0.2	+0.9	-0.4	-0.4	+4.0	+9.2	+.047	+2.1	+5.6			+0.4	+.103
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
* Neiher Tyson Chandler nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Tyson Chandler	Kyle Kuzma
Season	2002-03	2018-19
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	75	24.4	9.2	2.3	4.6	6.9	1.0	0.5	1.4	1.8	2.9	3.4	6.5	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.9	.608
difference:	+5	+8.7	+9.5	+1.4		+1.4	+1.5	+0.1	+1.0	-0.1	-0.5	+3.7	+9.0	+.075	+1.8	+6.0		+0.3	+0.3	+.144
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
* Neiher Tyson Chandler nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Tyson Chandler	Kyle Kuzma
Season	2003-04	2019-20
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	35	22.3	6.1	2.3	5.4	7.7	0.7	0.5	1.2	1.1	2.5	1.9	4.5	.424	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.4	.669
difference:	+26	+2.7	+6.7	+1.4	+1.8	+3.2	+0.6		+0.8	-0.4	-0.4	+2.9	+6.5	+.012	+1.4	+4.5		+0.4	+0.9	+.066
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		%
Tyson Chandler	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Tyson Chandler	Kyle Kuzma
Season	2004-05	2020-21
Team	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	80	27.4	8.0	3.3	6.4	9.7	0.8	0.9	1.8	1.5	3.4	2.6	5.2	.494	0.0	0.0	-	2.8	4.2	.673
difference:	+12	+1.3	+4.9	+1.7	+1.9	+3.6	+1.1	+0.4	+1.2	-0.2	-1.6	+2.3	+5.9	+.051	+2.0	+5.6		+1.8	+2.8	+.018
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		%
Tyson Chandler	6	29.0	11.7	4.8	4.8	9.7	1.3	0.2	2.2	1.3	4.5	3.2	6.7	.475	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	7.7	.696
difference:		+7.5	+5.4	+4.1	+1.6	+5.9	+0.1	+0.1	+2.0	-0.3	-3.2	+0.9	+1.3	+.183	+0.7	+3.8		+4.3	+6.2	+.029
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
	Tyson Chandler	Kyle Kuzma
Season	2005-06	2021-22
Team	Chicago Bulls	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	79	26.8	5.3	3.4	5.7	9.0	1.0	0.5	1.3	1.6	3.8	2.0	3.6	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.4	.503
difference:	+13	+6.6	+11.8	+2.3	+1.7	+0.5	+2.5	+0.1	+0.4	-1.0	-1.9	+4.4	+10.6	+.113	+1.9	+5.7		+1.2	+0.9	+.209
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		%
Tyson Chandler	6	17.3	1.8	1.3	3.2	4.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.0	4.8	0.7	1.0	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.7	.300
Kyle Kuzma	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Tyson Chandler	Kyle Kuzma
Season	2006-07	2022-23
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	73	34.6	9.5	4.4	8.0	12.4	0.9	0.5	1.8	1.7	3.3	4.0	6.4	.624	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	2.8	.527
difference:	+9	+0.4	+11.7	+3.5	+1.6	+5.2	+2.8	+0.1	+1.3	-1.3	-1.0	+4.0	+11.4	+.176	+2.5	+7.5		+1.2	+0.9	+.203
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
* Neiher Tyson Chandler nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Tyson Chandler	Kyle Kuzma
Season	2007-08	2023-24
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	79	35.2	11.8	4.1	7.7	11.7	1.0	0.6	1.1	1.7	3.1	4.8	7.7	.623	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	3.7	.593
difference:	+9	+2.6	+10.4	+3.2	+2.0	+5.1	+3.2	+0.1	+0.4	-1.0	-0.9	+3.9	+11.1	+.160	+2.2	+6.4		+0.5	+0.3	+.182
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		%
Tyson Chandler	12	34.3	8.0	3.8	6.5	10.3	0.4	0.4	1.7	0.8	3.6	3.6	5.7	.632	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.3	.625
Kyle Kuzma	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Tyson Chandler	Kyle Kuzma
Season	2008-09	2024-25
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	45	32.1	8.8	3.6	5.1	8.7	0.5	0.3	1.2	1.6	3.2	3.6	6.3	.565	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	3.0	.579
difference:	+20	+2.3	+6.0	+2.8	+0.2	+3.0	+1.8	+0.3	+0.9	-0.6	-1.4	+2.1	+6.7	+.129	+1.5	+4.8		+0.3	+0.1	+.055
Kyle Kuzma	65	29.8	14.8	0.8	4.9	5.7	2.3	0.6	0.3	2.2	1.8	5.7	13.0	.436	1.5	4.8	.307	2.0	3.1	.634

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Tyson Chandler	4	23.5	3.8	2.0	3.3	5.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	2.0	4.3	1.5	3.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.500
difference:	+1	+3.1	+2.0	+1.4	+1.7	+3.1	+0.3	+0.5	+0.1	-1.4	-1.9	+0.9	+4.0	+.157	+0.4	+2.0		+0.2	+0.3
Kyle Kuzma	5	20.4	5.8	0.6	1.6	2.2	0.8	0.0	0.2	0.6	2.4	2.4	7.0	.343	0.4	2.0	.200	0.6	1.2	.500


Additional Years
* Tyson Chandler played 11 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2010 to 2020—Tyson Chandler played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 11 extra years over Kyle Kuzma, Tyson Chandler got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 1 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 1 All-Star Game

Tyson Chandler vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years