Kyle Kuzma vs. Gene Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gene Short 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.

Gene Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Gene Short 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Gene Short 1

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Gene Short 0

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Gene Short 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Gene Short 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Gene Short 1.4

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Gene Short 0.3

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Gene Short 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Gene Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Gene Short 84

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Gene Short 48

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Gene Short 10

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Gene Short 8

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Gene Short 3

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Gene Short 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Gene Short .352

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Gene Short .625

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Gene Short 2.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Gene Short 1.4 (1976)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Gene Short 0.3 (1976)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Gene Short 0.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Gene Short 0.1 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Gene Short -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Gene Short -

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Gene Short -

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Gene Short -

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Gene Short -

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Gene Short -

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Gene Short 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Gene Short -

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Gene Short - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Gene Short -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Gene Short -

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Gene Short -

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Gene Short -

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Gene Short -

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Gene Short -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.