Tyler Herro vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma and Tyler Herro 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 Tyler Herro has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Kyle Kuzma scored more points 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
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Tyler Herro averages 2.5 points more than Kyle Kuzma in his 9 seasons (19.4 points against 16.9). On the other hand Kyle Kuzma scored a total of 2,439 points more than Tyler Herro (9,426 vs. 6,987).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tyler Herro 19.4
+2.5
6
Kyle Kuzma 16.9
9

Total Points

Seasons
Tyler Herro 6,987
6
Kyle Kuzma 9,426
+2,439
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Tyler Herro has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+452).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tyler Herro 14.6
+6.0
6
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Tyler Herro 728
+452
6
Kyle Kuzma 276
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 4
+2
Kyle Kuzma 2

30+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 40
Kyle Kuzma 40

20+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 176
Kyle Kuzma 207
+31

10+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 317
Kyle Kuzma 456
+139

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyler Herro 359
Kyle Kuzma 555
+196

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyler Herro 2
Kyle Kuzma 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 2
+2
Kyle Kuzma 0

20+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 9
+9
Kyle Kuzma 0

10+ Point Games

Tyler Herro 42
+29
Kyle Kuzma 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tyler Herro 49
+19
Kyle Kuzma 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tyler Herro 1
Kyle Kuzma 2
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyler Herro 19.4 7.0 15.7 44.8 2.7 7.1 38.2 2.6 2.9 87.4 6 361
difference:+2.5+0.6+1.4+0.3+0.8+1.4+4.9+0.4+0.1+15.1+3+196
Kyle Kuzma 16.9 6.4 14.3 45.1 1.9 5.7 33.3 2.2 3.0 72.3 9 557

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyler Herro 6,987 2,540 5,674 44.8 984 2,574 38.2 923 1,056 87.4 6 361
difference:+2,439+1,044+2,281+0.3+75+604+4.9+276+603+15.1+3+196
Kyle Kuzma 9,426 3,584 7,955 45.1 1,059 3,178 33.3 1,199 1,659 72.3 9 557

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tyler Herro 14.6 5.4 13.0 41.4 1.9 5.9 32.8 1.9 2.2 88.9 6 50
difference:+6.0+2.2+4.8+2.0+0.9+2.3+5.2+0.7+0.6+15.8+3+18
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
Tyler Herro 728 268 648 41.4 96 293 32.8 96 108 88.9 6 50
difference:+452+165+386+2.0+64+177+5.2+58+56+15.8+3+18
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
Tyler Herro 13.5
202055
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+2.6
201877

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 15.1
202154
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
+3.6
201970

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 20.7
+7.9
202266
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
2020NBA Champion61

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 20.1
+7.2
202367
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
202168

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 20.8
+3.7
202442
Kyle Kuzma 17.1
202266

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 23.9
+2.7
202577
Kyle Kuzma 21.2
202364

Kyle Kuzma's additional seasons:

* Kyle Kuzma played 3 seasons more than Tyler Herro in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 18.1 points in a total of 151 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.2 ppg and his lowest 13.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 16.0
+16.0
202021
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 9.3
+9.3
20214
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 12.6
+2.6
202215
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
2020NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 12.0
+5.7
20231
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
20216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 16.8
+16.8
20245
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tyler Herro 17.8
+17.8
20254
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20230

Kyle Kuzma's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 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.