Kyle Kuzma vs. Jake LaRavia: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jake LaRavia 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.

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, and since Jake LaRavia didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Kyle Kuzma has better playoff stats. 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 10.1 points more than Jake LaRavia in his 3 seasons (17.0 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 8,268 points more (9,210 vs. 942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
+10.1
8
Jake LaRavia 6.9
3

Total Points

Seasons
Kyle Kuzma 9,210
+8,268
8
Jake LaRavia 942
3

Points in the Playoffs

Jake LaRavia didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Kyle Kuzma has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
+8.6
3
Jake LaRavia 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma 276
+276
3
Jake LaRavia 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 2
+2
Jake LaRavia 0

30+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 40
+39
Jake LaRavia 1

20+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 204
+199
Jake LaRavia 5

10+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 444
+403
Jake LaRavia 41

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyle Kuzma 539
+428
Jake LaRavia 111

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyle Kuzma 2
Jake LaRavia 25
+23

Playoffs

Jake LaRavia didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Kyle Kuzma's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+10.1+4.2+9.0+2.1+0.9+3.1+3.7+0.8+1.3+3.0+5+405
Jake LaRavia 6.9 2.3 5.4 42.9 1.0 2.7 37.1 1.3 1.7 75.1 3 136

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:+8,268+3,188+7,055+2.1+908+2,758+3.7+984+1,375+3.0+5+405
Jake LaRavia 942 315 735 42.9 137 369 37.1 175 233 75.1 3 136

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:+8.6+3.2+8.2+39.3+1.0+3.6+27.6+1.2+1.6+73.1+3+32
Jake LaRavia DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+276+103+262+39.3+32+116+27.6+38+52+73.1+3+32
Jake LaRavia DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+13.1
201877
Jake LaRavia 3.0
202335

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
+7.9
201970
Jake LaRavia 10.8
202435

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
+5.9
2020NBA Champion61
Jake LaRavia 6.9
202566

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
+6.0
202168
Jake LaRavia 6.9
202566

Kyle Kuzma's additional seasons:

* Kyle Kuzma played 4 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 18.9 points in a total of 265 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.2 ppg and his lowest 14.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20230

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20240

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
+10.0
2020NBA Champion21
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20250

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
+6.3
20216
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20250

Kyle Kuzma's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Kyle Kuzma played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 5.8 points in a total of 5 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 5.8 ppg and his lowest 5.8.