Dyson Daniels vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma and Dyson Daniels 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kyle Kuzma has better scoring stats than Dyson Daniels 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Kyle Kuzma averages 8.6 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (17.0 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 7,556 points more (9,210 vs. 1,654).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 8.4
3
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
+8.6
8

Total Points

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 1,654
3
Kyle Kuzma 9,210
+7,556
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kyle Kuzma has a better career point average than Dyson Daniels (+7.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+272).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
+7.3
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 4
1
Kyle Kuzma 276
+272
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Kyle Kuzma 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Kyle Kuzma 40
+40

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 12
Kyle Kuzma 204
+192

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 78
Kyle Kuzma 444
+366

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 173
Kyle Kuzma 539
+366

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 23
+21
Kyle Kuzma 2

Playoffs

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Kyle Kuzma 13
+13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 1
Kyle Kuzma 30
+29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 2
Kyle Kuzma 2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 8.4 3.5 7.4 47.2 0.8 2.3 32.7 0.7 1.2 61.4 3 196
difference:+8.6+3.0+7.0+2.3+1.1+3.5+0.7+1.4+1.8+10.7+5+345
Kyle Kuzma 17.0 6.5 14.4 45.0 1.9 5.8 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.1 8 541

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 1,654 681 1,442 47.2 149 456 32.7 143 233 61.4 3 196
difference:+7,556+2,822+6,348+2.3+896+2,671+0.7+1,016+1,375+10.7+5+345
Kyle Kuzma 9,210 3,503 7,790 45.0 1,045 3,127 33.4 1,159 1,608 72.1 8 541

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dyson Daniels 1.3 0.7 2.0 33.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1 3
difference:+7.3+2.5+6.2+6.0+1.0+2.9+27.6+1.2+1.6+73.1+2+29
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
Dyson Daniels 4 2 6 33.3 0 2 0.0 0 0 - 1 3
difference:+272+101+256+6.0+32+114+27.6+38+52+73.1+2+29
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
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+12.3
201877

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
+12.9
201970

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 14.1
+1.3
202576
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
2020NBA Champion61

Kyle Kuzma's additional seasons:

* Kyle Kuzma played 5 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 17.7 points in a total of 333 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.2 ppg and his lowest 12.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 1.3
+1.3
20243
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20250
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
+10.0
2020NBA Champion21

Kyle Kuzma's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Kyle Kuzma played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.3 ppg and his lowest 5.8.