Kyle Kuzma vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Naz Reid. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Kyle Kuzma averages 5.2 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (16.9 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 4,469 points more (9,560 vs. 5,091).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kyle Kuzma 16.9
+5.2
9
Naz Reid 11.7
7

Total Points

Seasons
Kyle Kuzma 9,560
+4,469
9
Naz Reid 5,091
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Naz Reid has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+1.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+81).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
3
Naz Reid 9.9
+1.3
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Kyle Kuzma 276
3
Naz Reid 357
+81
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 2
+2
Naz Reid 0

30+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 41
+37
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 209
+157
Naz Reid 52

10+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 463
+206
Naz Reid 257

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyle Kuzma 565
+138
Naz Reid 427

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyle Kuzma 2
Naz Reid 7
+5

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 0
Naz Reid 2
+2

10+ Point Games

Kyle Kuzma 13
Naz Reid 20
+7

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyle Kuzma 30
Naz Reid 34
+4

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyle Kuzma 2
Naz Reid 2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 16.9 6.4 14.2 45.2 1.9 5.6 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.1 9 567
difference:+5.2+2.0+5.0+3.3+0.4+1.7+4.0+0.7+1.1+0.8+2+133
Naz Reid 11.7 4.4 9.2 48.5 1.5 3.9 37.4 1.4 1.9 72.9 7 434

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyle Kuzma 9,560 3,638 8,052 45.2 1,068 3,197 33.4 1,216 1,686 72.1 9 567
difference:+4,469+1,712+4,080+3.3+433+1,497+4.0+612+858+0.8+2+133
Naz Reid 5,091 1,926 3,972 48.5 635 1,700 37.4 604 828 72.9 7 434

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:+1.3+0.4+0.7+8.3+0.5+0.3+10.5+0.1+0.2+3.1+4
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+81+25+7+8.3+21+23+10.5+10+11+3.1+4
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+7.1
201877
Naz Reid 9.0
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
+7.5
201970
Naz Reid 11.2
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
+4.5
2020NBA Champion61
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
+1.4
202168
Naz Reid 11.5
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 17.1
+3.6
202266
Naz Reid 13.5
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 21.2
+7.0
202364
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 22.2
+8.2
202470
Naz Reid 14.0
202628

Kyle Kuzma's additional seasons:

* Kyle Kuzma played 2 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 91 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
+5.2
2020NBA Champion21
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
+6.3
20216
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20220
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20230
Naz Reid 10.4
+10.4
202515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20240
Naz Reid -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Kyle Kuzma's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kyle Kuzma played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 5.8 points in a total of 5 games.