Kyle Kuzma vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams and Kyle Kuzma 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 Deron Williams scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Kyle Kuzma has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 0.7 points more than Deron Williams in his 12 seasons (17.0 points against 16.3). On the other hand Deron Williams scored a total of 4,594 points more than Kyle Kuzma (13,804 vs. 9,210).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
+0.7
8
Deron Williams 16.3
12

Total Points

Seasons
Kyle Kuzma 9,210
8
Deron Williams 13,804
+4,594
12

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Deron Williams has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+7.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,136).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
3
Deron Williams 15.7
+7.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma 276
3
Deron Williams 1,412
+1,136
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 0
Deron Williams 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 2
Deron Williams 4
+2

30+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 40
Deron Williams 51
+11

20+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 204
Deron Williams 266
+62

10+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 444
Deron Williams 689
+245

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyle Kuzma 539
Deron Williams 837
+298

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyle Kuzma 2
Deron Williams 8
+6

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 0
Deron Williams 8
+8

20+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 0
Deron Williams 34
+34

10+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 13
Deron Williams 65
+52

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyle Kuzma 30
Deron Williams 83
+53

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyle Kuzma 2
Deron Williams 7
+5

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 17.0 6.5 14.4 45.0 1.9 5.8 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.1 8 541
difference:+0.7+0.7+1.4+0.5+0.5+1.9+2.3+1.3+1.1+10.1+4+304
Deron Williams 16.3 5.8 13.0 44.5 1.4 3.9 35.7 3.4 4.1 82.2 12 845

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 9,210 3,503 7,790 45.0 1,045 3,127 33.4 1,159 1,608 72.1 8 541
difference:+4,594+1,371+3,174+0.5+133+169+2.3+1,719+1,894+10.1+4+304
Deron Williams 13,804 4,874 10,964 44.5 1,178 3,296 35.7 2,878 3,502 82.2 12 845

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 8.6 3.2 8.2 39.3 1.0 3.6 27.6 1.2 1.6 73.1 3 32
difference:+7.1+2.1+3.8+4.5+0.5+0.3+11.7+2.4+2.9+7.2+6+58
Deron Williams 15.7 5.3 12.0 43.8 1.5 3.9 39.3 3.6 4.5 80.3 9 90

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 276 103 262 39.3 32 116 27.6 38 52 73.1 3 32
difference:+1,136+371+819+4.5+105+233+11.7+289+355+7.2+6+58
Deron Williams 1,412 474 1,081 43.8 137 349 39.3 327 407 80.3 9 90

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+5.3
201877
Deron Williams 10.8
200680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
+2.5
201970
Deron Williams 16.2
200780

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
2020NBA Champion61
Deron Williams 18.8
+6.0
200882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
202168
Deron Williams 19.4
+6.5
200968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 17.1
202266
Deron Williams 18.7
+1.6
201076

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 21.2
+1.1
202364
Deron Williams 20.1
201165

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 22.2
+1.2
202470
Deron Williams 21.0
201255

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
202565
Deron Williams 18.9
+4.1
201378

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
+0.5
202565
Deron Williams 14.3
201464

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
+1.8
202565
Deron Williams 13.0
201568

Deron Williams' additional seasons:

* Deron Williams played 2 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 12, from 2016 to 2017—he averaged 12.6 points in a total of 129 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180
Deron Williams -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190
Deron Williams 19.2
+19.2
200717

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
2020NBA Champion21
Deron Williams 21.6
+11.6
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
20216
Deron Williams 20.2
+13.9
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20220
Deron Williams 24.3
+24.3
201010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20230
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20240
Deron Williams -
DNP
20120

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
20255
Deron Williams 20.6
+14.8
20137

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
20255
Deron Williams 14.5
+8.7
201412

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
20255
Deron Williams 11.8
+6.0
20156

Deron Williams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Deron Williams played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.4 points in a total of 21 games.