DeJuan Blair vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma and DeJuan Blair, 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.

DeJuan Blair and Kyle Kuzma both played 7 years in the NBA. DeJuan Blair had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
DeJuan Blair 7 5 2009-10 to 2015-16
Kyle Kuzma 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
DeJuan Blair Kyle Kuzma
Season 2009-102017-18
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
DeJuan Blair 82 18.2 7.8 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.7 3.4 6.0 .556 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.0 .547
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 %
DeJuan Blair 10 9.1 3.7 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.8 1.6 3.2 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .556
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 2
DeJuan Blair Kyle Kuzma
Season 2010-112018-19
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
DeJuan Blair 81 21.4 8.3 2.7 4.3 7.0 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.2 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.7 .657
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 %
DeJuan Blair 4 12.5 4.3 2.3 1.0 3.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.8 5.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.3 .600
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 3
DeJuan Blair Kyle Kuzma
Season 2011-122019-20
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf FinalsNBA 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 %
DeJuan Blair 64 21.3 9.5 2.4 3.1 5.5 1.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.6 4.2 7.9 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .613
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 %
DeJuan Blair 10 7.6 3.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.7 2.7 .630 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .500
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
DeJuan Blair Kyle Kuzma
Season 2012-132020-21
Team San Antonio SpursLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost NBA FinalsLakers 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 %
DeJuan Blair 61 14.0 5.4 1.1 2.7 3.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.8 2.3 4.4 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .629
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 %
DeJuan Blair 12 6.3 3.9 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.8 2.8 .618 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .556
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
DeJuan Blair Kyle Kuzma
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Dallas MavericksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
DeJuan Blair 78 15.6 6.4 1.8 2.9 4.7 0.9 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.5 2.7 5.0 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .636
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 %
DeJuan Blair 6 13.5 6.7 2.3 3.8 6.2 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.7 4.5 .593 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.2 .615
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 6
DeJuan Blair Kyle Kuzma
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Washington WizardsWashington 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 %
DeJuan Blair 29 6.2 1.9 0.6 1.4 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.9 2.0 .456 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 .667
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 %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 7
DeJuan Blair Kyle Kuzma
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Washington WizardsWashington 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 %
DeJuan Blair 29 7.5 2.1 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.8 1.0 2.3 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .385
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 %
DeJuan Blair ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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