Rudy Gobert vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma and Rudy Gobert 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 Rudy Gobert 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Kyle Kuzma averages 4.4 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 13 seasons (17.0 points against 12.6). On the other hand Rudy Gobert scored a total of 1,230 points more than Kyle Kuzma (10,530 vs. 9,300).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
13
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
+4.4
9

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,530
+1,230
13
Kyle Kuzma 9,300
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Rudy Gobert has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+3.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+755).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
+3.7
9
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+755
9
Kyle Kuzma 276
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Kyle Kuzma 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
Kyle Kuzma 40
+38

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 108
Kyle Kuzma 205
+97

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 576
+127
Kyle Kuzma 449

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 816
+270
Kyle Kuzma 546

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
+18
Kyle Kuzma 2

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
+6
Kyle Kuzma 0

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
+46
Kyle Kuzma 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
+53
Kyle Kuzma 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
Kyle Kuzma 2
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 64.0 13 836
difference:+4.4+1.8+7.1+20.6+1.9+5.7+33.4+1.1+2.0+8.2+4+288
Kyle Kuzma 17.0 6.5 14.3 45.0 1.9 5.7 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.2 9 548

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 10,530 3,932 5,990 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,666 4,163 64.0 13 836
difference:+1,230+395+1,864+20.6+1,049+3,128+33.4+1,489+2,533+8.2+4+288
Kyle Kuzma 9,300 3,537 7,854 45.0 1,049 3,145 33.4 1,177 1,630 72.2 9 548

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84
difference:+3.7+1.3+1.1+24.8+1.0+3.6+27.6+2.0+3.6+12.3+6+52
Kyle Kuzma 8.6 3.2 8.2 39.3 1.0 3.6 27.6 1.2 1.6 73.1 3 32

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84
difference:+755+279+334+24.8+32+115+27.6+229+387+12.3+6+52
Kyle Kuzma 276 103 262 39.3 32 116 27.6 38 52 73.1 3 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+13.8
201877

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
+10.3
201970

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
+3.7
2020NBA Champion61

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+1.1
201781
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
202168

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
Kyle Kuzma 17.1
+3.6
202266

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981
Kyle Kuzma 21.2
+5.3
202364

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068
Kyle Kuzma 22.2
+7.1
202470

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
+0.5
202565

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
+2.7
202266
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
20267

Rudy Gobert's additional seasons:

* Rudy Gobert played 4 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 13.1 points in a total of 225 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14 ppg and his lowest 10.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
+10.0
2020NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
+5.3
20179
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
20216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
+13.2
201811
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+11.2
20195
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20230

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+16.9
20207
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
+8.9
202111
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
20255

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
+12.0
20226
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Rudy Gobert's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Rudy Gobert played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 35 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15 ppg and his lowest 7.9.