Michael Jordan vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma and Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Kyle Kuzma.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Michael Jordan has better scoring stats than Kyle Kuzma 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Michael Jordan averages 13.1 points more than Kyle Kuzma in his 8 seasons (30.1 points against 17.0), and he also scored a total of 23,082 points more (32,292 vs. 9,210).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Michael Jordan	30.1	+13.1	15
Kyle Kuzma	17.0		8

Total Points			Seasons
Michael Jordan	32,292	+23,082	15
Kyle Kuzma	9,210		8

Scoring Titles
Michael Jordan	10	+10
Kyle Kuzma	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	28.2	+12.1	1985	82
Kyle Kuzma	16.1		2018	77

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	22.7	+4.0	1986	18
Kyle Kuzma	18.7		2019	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	37.1	+24.3	1987	82
Kyle Kuzma	12.8		2020	61

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	35.0	+22.1	1988	82
Kyle Kuzma	12.9		2021	68

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	32.5	+15.4	1989	81
Kyle Kuzma	17.1		2022	66

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	33.6	+12.4	1990	82
Kyle Kuzma	21.2		2023	64

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	31.5	+9.3	1991	82
Kyle Kuzma	22.2		2024	70

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	30.1	+15.3	1992	80
Kyle Kuzma	14.8		2025	65

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 7 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 15, from 1993 to 2003—he averaged 27.5 points in a total of 483 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.6 ppg and his lowest 20. In those 7 extra years over Kyle Kuzma, Michael Jordan won 4 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	29.3	+29.3	1985	4
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	43.7	+43.7	1986	3
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	35.7	+25.7	1987	3
Kyle Kuzma	10.0		2020	21

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	36.3	+30.0	1988	10
Kyle Kuzma	6.3		2021	6

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	34.8	+34.8	1989	17
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	36.7	+36.7	1990	16
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	31.1	+31.1	1991	17
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2024	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	34.5	+28.7	1992	22
Kyle Kuzma	5.8		2025	5

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in 5 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 32.2 points in a total of 87 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 35.1 ppg and his lowest 30.7.