Kyle Kuzma vs. Barry Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Barry Nelson and Kyle Kuzma that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kyle Kuzma

vs.

Barry Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Barry Nelson: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Barry Nelson 1

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Barry Nelson 1

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Barry Nelson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Barry Nelson 0.7

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Barry Nelson 0.3

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Barry Nelson 35

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Barry Nelson 20

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Barry Nelson 7

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Barry Nelson 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Barry Nelson .417

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Barry Nelson .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Barry Nelson 1.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Barry Nelson 0.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Barry Nelson 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Barry Nelson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Barry Nelson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Barry Nelson 0.5

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Barry Nelson 0.5

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Barry Nelson 0

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Barry Nelson 1

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Barry Nelson 1

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Barry Nelson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Barry Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Barry Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Barry Nelson 0.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.