Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 7.8 points more than Kyle Kuzma in his 9 seasons (24.7 points against 16.9), and he also scored a total of 2,364 points more (11,750 vs. 9,386).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.7	+7.8	8
Kyle Kuzma	16.9		9

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	11,750	+2,364	8
Kyle Kuzma	9,386		9

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
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
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8		2019	82
Kyle Kuzma	16.1	+5.3	2018	77

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+0.3	2020	70
Kyle Kuzma	18.7		2019	70

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+10.9	2021	35
Kyle Kuzma	12.8		2020	61

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+11.6	2022	56
Kyle Kuzma	12.9		2021	68

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+14.3	2023	68
Kyle Kuzma	17.1		2022	66

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+8.9	2024	75
Kyle Kuzma	21.2		2023	64

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+10.5	2025	76
Kyle Kuzma	22.2		2024	70

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.6	+17.8	2026	14
Kyle Kuzma	14.8		2025	65

Kyle Kuzma's additional seasons:

* Kyle Kuzma played 1 season more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2026—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 13 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Kyle Kuzma	10.0	+10.0	2020	21

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Kyle Kuzma	6.3	+6.3	2021	6

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+29.9	2025	23
Kyle Kuzma	-	DNP	2024	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP *	2026	0
Kyle Kuzma	5.8	+5.8	2025	5
* season in progress

Kyle Kuzma's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Kyle Kuzma didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress).