Bill Calhoun vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma and Bill Calhoun, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bill Calhoun and Kyle Kuzma both played 7 years in the NBA. Bill Calhoun had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Kyle Kuzma had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bill Calhoun 7 2 1948-49 to 1954-55
Kyle Kuzma 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Bill Calhoun Kyle Kuzma
Season 1948-492017-18
Team Rochester RoyalsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Royals Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun 56 - 6.6 - - - 2.2 - - - 1.7 2.6 7.3 .358 - - - 1.3 2.3 .573
Kyle Kuzma 77 31.2 16.1 1.1 5.1 6.3 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.1 6.1 13.5 .450 2.1 5.6 .366 1.9 2.7 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun 4 - 9.8 - - - 3.5 - - - 1.5 3.3 7.5 .433 - - - 3.3 4.5 .722
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Bill Calhoun Kyle Kuzma
Season 1949-502018-19
Team Rochester RoyalsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun 62 - 9.0 - - - 1.9 - - - 1.6 3.3 8.9 .377 - - - 2.4 3.3 .719
Kyle Kuzma 70 33.1 18.7 0.9 4.6 5.5 2.5 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 7.1 15.5 .456 1.8 6.0 .303 2.7 3.6 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Bill Calhoun Kyle Kuzma
Season 1950-512019-20
Team Rochester RoyalsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun 66 - 7.7 - - 3.0 1.5 - - - 1.3 2.7 7.7 .346 - - - 2.4 3.5 .706
Kyle Kuzma 61 25.0 12.8 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.5 2.1 4.8 11.0 .436 1.4 4.5 .316 1.9 2.5 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun 14 - 4.4 - - 2.9 1.4 - - - 1.4 1.4 3.4 .417 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
Kyle Kuzma 21 23.0 10.0 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.7 8.5 .430 1.2 4.0 .313 1.4 1.8 .784

Season 4
Bill Calhoun Kyle Kuzma
Season 1951-522020-21
Team Baltimore Bullets (1st)Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun 55 29.0 7.0 - - 4.6 2.1 - - - 1.5 2.3 7.4 .315 - - - 2.3 3.3 .683
Kyle Kuzma 68 28.7 12.9 1.6 4.5 6.1 1.9 0.5 0.6 1.7 1.8 4.9 11.1 .443 2.0 5.6 .361 1.0 1.4 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma 6 21.5 6.3 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.3 8.0 .292 0.7 3.8 .174 1.0 1.5 .667

Season 5
Bill Calhoun Kyle Kuzma
Season 1952-532021-22
Team Milwaukee HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun 62 34.6 9.2 - - 4.5 2.5 - - - 2.2 2.9 8.6 .337 - - - 3.4 4.7 .723
Kyle Kuzma 66 33.4 17.1 1.1 7.4 8.5 3.5 0.6 0.9 2.6 1.9 6.4 14.2 .452 1.9 5.7 .341 2.4 3.3 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Bill Calhoun Kyle Kuzma
Season 1953-542022-23
Team Milwaukee HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun 72 32.9 8.3 - - 3.8 2.6 - - - 2.1 2.6 7.6 .349 - - - 3.0 4.1 .733
Kyle Kuzma 64 35.0 21.2 0.9 6.4 7.2 3.7 0.6 0.5 3.0 2.3 8.0 17.8 .448 2.5 7.5 .333 2.7 3.7 .730
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Bill Calhoun Kyle Kuzma
Season 1954-552023-24
Team Milwaukee HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun 69 30.6 6.6 - - 4.2 3.4 - - - 2.6 2.1 7.0 .300 - - - 2.4 3.4 .703
Kyle Kuzma 70 32.6 22.2 0.9 5.7 6.6 4.2 0.5 0.7 2.7 2.2 8.7 18.8 .463 2.2 6.4 .336 2.7 3.4 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Calhoun ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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