Allan Houston vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma and Allan Houston to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allan Houston has better scoring stats than Kyle Kuzma in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Allan Houston averages 0.3 points more than Kyle Kuzma in his 9 seasons (17.3 points against 17.0), and he also scored a total of 5,316 points more (14,551 vs. 9,235).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allan Houston 17.3
+0.3
12
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
9

Total Points

Seasons
Allan Houston 14,551
+5,316
12
Kyle Kuzma 9,235
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Allan Houston has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+10.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+938).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allan Houston 19.3
+10.7
6
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Allan Houston 1,214
+938
6
Kyle Kuzma 276
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 2
+2
Kyle Kuzma 0

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 4
+2
Kyle Kuzma 2

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 63
+23
Kyle Kuzma 40

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 329
+125
Kyle Kuzma 204

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 684
+239
Kyle Kuzma 445

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 824
+282
Kyle Kuzma 542

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 15
+13
Kyle Kuzma 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 6
+6
Kyle Kuzma 0

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 25
+25
Kyle Kuzma 0

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 61
+48
Kyle Kuzma 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 63
+33
Kyle Kuzma 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 0
Kyle Kuzma 2
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839
difference:+0.3+0.1+0.1+0.6+0.3+1.9+6.8+1.0+0.6+14.1+3+295
Kyle Kuzma 17.0 6.5 14.4 45.0 1.9 5.8 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.2 9 544

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839
difference:+5,316+1,825+4,210+0.6+260+116+6.8+1,406+1,363+14.1+3+295
Kyle Kuzma 9,235 3,512 7,807 45.0 1,045 3,131 33.4 1,166 1,616 72.2 9 544

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63
difference:+10.7+3.7+7.2+5.5+0.2+0.7+14.4+3.1+3.2+15.3+3+31
Kyle Kuzma 8.6 3.2 8.2 39.3 1.0 3.6 27.6 1.2 1.6 73.1 3 32

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63
difference:+938+332+708+5.5+44+65+14.4+230+251+15.3+3+31
Kyle Kuzma 276 103 262 39.3 32 116 27.6 38 52 73.1 3 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 8.5
199479
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+7.6
201877

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.5
199576
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
+4.2
201970

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
+6.9
199682
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
2020NBA Champion61

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.8
+1.9
199781
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
202168

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.4
+1.3
199882
Kyle Kuzma 17.1
202266

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 16.3
199950
Kyle Kuzma 21.2
+4.9
202364

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
200082
Kyle Kuzma 22.2
+2.5
202470

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.7
+3.9
200178
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
202565

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.4
+5.6
200277
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
202565

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 22.5
+14.2
200382
Kyle Kuzma 8.3
20263

Allan Houston's additional seasons:

* Allan Houston played 2 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 12, from 2004 to 2005—he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 70 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 25.0
+15.0
19963
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
2020NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.2
+12.9
19979
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
20216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 21.1
+21.1
199810
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
+18.5
199920
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20230

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 17.6
+17.6
200016
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.8
+15.0
20015
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
20255

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
+5.8
20255

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20030
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Allan Houston's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Allan Houston didn't play in the postseason.