Kyle Kuzma vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kyle Kuzma has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Derrick White. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Kyle Kuzma averages 4 points more than Derrick White in his 8 seasons (17.0 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 2,811 points more (9,210 vs. 6,399).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 17.0 | +4.0 | 8 |
| Derrick White | 13.0 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 9,210 | +2,811 | 8 |
| Derrick White | 6,399 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Derrick White has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+4.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+825).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 8.6 | 3 | |
| Derrick White | 13.3 | +4.7 | 6 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Kyle Kuzma | 276 | 3 | |
| Derrick White | 1,101 | +825 | 6 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kyle Kuzma | 204 | +128 | ||
| Derrick White | 76 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kyle Kuzma | 444 | +110 | ||
| Derrick White | 334 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kyle Kuzma | 539 | +61 | ||
| Derrick White | 478 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kyle Kuzma | 2 | |||
| Derrick White | 16 | +14 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Kyle Kuzma | 0 | |||
| Derrick White | 4 | +4 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Kyle Kuzma | 0 | |||
| Derrick White | 15 | +15 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Kyle Kuzma | 13 | |||
| Derrick White | 54 | +41 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Kyle Kuzma | 30 | |||
| Derrick White | 79 | +49 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Kyle Kuzma | 2 | |||
| Derrick White | 4 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +4.0 | +2.0 | +4.4 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +3.5 | +0.6 | +13.1 | +47 | |||
| Derrick White | 13.0 | 4.5 | 10.0 | 44.8 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 36.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 85.2 | 8 | 494 |
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: | +2,811 | +1,290 | +2,853 | +0.1 | +101 | +567 | +3.5 | +130 | +400 | +13.1 | +47 | |
| Derrick White | 6,399 | 2,213 | 4,937 | 44.8 | 944 | 2,560 | 36.9 | 1,029 | 1,208 | 85.2 | 8 | 494 |
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: | +4.7 | +1.4 | +1.8 | +6.3 | +1.3 | +2.1 | +11.6 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +12.3 | +3 | +51 |
| Derrick White | 13.3 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 45.6 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 39.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
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: | +825 | +275 | +567 | +6.3 | +155 | +361 | +11.6 | +120 | +133 | +12.3 | +3 | +51 |
| Derrick White | 1,101 | 378 | 829 | 45.6 | 187 | 477 | 39.2 | 158 | 185 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Kyle Kuzma's additional seasons: | ||||
* Kyle Kuzma played 2 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2025—he averaged 14.8 points in a total of 130 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 2.3 | +2.3 | 2018 | 3 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 15.1 | +15.1 | 2019 | 7 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 10.0 | +10.0 | 2020 | 21 |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyle Kuzma | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2021 | 6 |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 8.5 | +8.5 | 2022 | 23 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 13.4 | +13.4 | 2023 | 20 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Kyle Kuzma | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 16.7 | +16.7 | 2024 | 19 |
Kyle Kuzma's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kyle Kuzma played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.8 points in a total of 10 games. |