Vlade Divac vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma and Vlade Divac 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vlade Divac 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
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Kyle Kuzma averages 5.2 points more than Vlade Divac in his 16 seasons (17.0 points against 11.8). On the other hand Vlade Divac scored a total of 4,188 points more than Kyle Kuzma (13,398 vs. 9,210).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vlade Divac 11.8
16
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
+5.2
8

Total Points

Seasons
Vlade Divac 13,398
+4,188
16
Kyle Kuzma 9,210
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Vlade Divac has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+3.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,192).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vlade Divac 12.1
+3.5
14
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Vlade Divac 1,468
+1,192
14
Kyle Kuzma 276
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 0
Kyle Kuzma 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 5
Kyle Kuzma 40
+35

20+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 136
Kyle Kuzma 204
+68

10+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 708
+264
Kyle Kuzma 444

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vlade Divac 1,115
+576
Kyle Kuzma 539

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vlade Divac 19
+17
Kyle Kuzma 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 1
+1
Kyle Kuzma 0

20+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 14
+14
Kyle Kuzma 0

10+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 79
+66
Kyle Kuzma 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vlade Divac 121
+91
Kyle Kuzma 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vlade Divac 0
Kyle Kuzma 2
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vlade Divac 11.8 4.6 9.3 49.5 0.1 0.4 23.5 2.5 3.7 69.2 16 1,134
difference:+5.2+1.9+5.1+4.6+1.8+5.4+9.9+0.4+0.7+2.9+8+593
Kyle Kuzma 17.0 6.5 14.4 45.0 1.9 5.8 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.1 8 541

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vlade Divac 13,398 5,205 10,510 49.5 100 426 23.5 2,888 4,176 69.2 16 1,134
difference:+4,188+1,702+2,720+4.6+945+2,701+9.9+1,729+2,568+2.9+8+593
Kyle Kuzma 9,210 3,503 7,790 45.0 1,045 3,127 33.4 1,159 1,608 72.1 8 541

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vlade Divac 12.1 4.5 9.3 48.0 0.1 0.4 24.1 3.1 4.2 73.1 14 121
difference:+3.5+1.3+1.1+8.6+0.9+3.2+3.5+1.9+2.6+11+89
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
Vlade Divac 1,468 541 1,128 48.0 13 54 24.1 373 510 73.1 14 121
difference:+1,192+438+866+8.6+19+62+3.5+335+458+11+89
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
Vlade Divac 8.5
199082
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+7.6
201877

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.2
199182
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
+7.5
201970

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.3
199236
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
+1.5
2020NBA Champion61

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.8
199382
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
+0.1
202168

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 14.2
199479
Kyle Kuzma 17.1
+2.9
202266

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 16.0
199580
Kyle Kuzma 21.2
+5.2
202364

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.9
199679
Kyle Kuzma 22.2
+9.3
202470

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.6
199781
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
+2.2
202565

Vlade Divac's additional seasons:

* Vlade Divac played 8 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 1998 to 2005—he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 533 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.3 ppg and his lowest 2.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.1
+9.1
19909
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 13.3
+13.3
199119
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.8
19924
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
+0.2
2020NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 18.0
+11.7
19935
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
20216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac -
DNP
19940
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 15.6
+15.6
199510
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20230

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.0
+9.0
19964
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 18.0
+12.2
19973
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
20255

Vlade Divac's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Vlade Divac played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.3 points in a total of 67 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.2 ppg and his lowest 6.6.