Kyle Kuzma vs. Rick Roberson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rick Roberson and Kyle Kuzma, 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.

Kyle Kuzma and Rick Roberson both played 7 years in the NBA. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Rick Roberson had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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
Kyle Kuzma 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24
Rick Roberson 7 2 1969-70 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Kuzma Rick Roberson
Season 2017-181969-70
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Rick Roberson 74 27.1 8.7 - - 9.1 1.2 - - - 3.5 3.5 7.9 .447 - - - 1.6 2.9 .566
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Rick Roberson 9 6.8 2.4 - - 1.8 0.0 - - - 1.4 0.9 2.0 .444 - - - 0.7 1.1 .600

Season 2
Kyle Kuzma Rick Roberson
Season 2018-191970-71
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Rick Roberson 65 14.0 5.2 - - 4.7 0.7 - - - 1.9 1.9 4.6 .415 - - - 1.4 2.2 .615
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Rick Roberson 9 10.3 2.7 - - 2.9 0.4 - - - 1.6 1.1 3.2 .345 - - - 0.4 0.8 .571

Season 3
Kyle Kuzma Rick Roberson
Season 2019-201971-72
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
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
Rick Roberson 63 35.0 13.1 - - 12.7 1.7 - - - 4.0 4.8 10.9 .442 - - - 3.4 5.8 .587
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Rick Roberson ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kyle Kuzma Rick Roberson
Season 2020-211972-73
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
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
Rick Roberson 62 34.3 12.6 - - 11.2 2.2 - - - 4.0 5.0 11.4 .433 - - - 2.7 4.7 .576
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Rick Roberson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kyle Kuzma Rick Roberson
Season 2021-221973-74
Team Washington WizardsPortland Trail Blazers
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 %
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
Rick Roberson 69 29.9 13.5 3.6 6.5 10.2 1.9 0.9 0.8 - 3.7 5.3 11.6 .457 - - - 3.0 4.6 .649
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Rick Roberson ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kyle Kuzma Rick Roberson
Season 2022-231974-75
Team Washington WizardsNew Orleans Jazz
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 %
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
Rick Roberson 16 21.2 7.4 2.4 4.9 7.4 1.4 0.4 0.5 - 3.1 3.0 6.8 .444 - - - 1.4 2.5 .575
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Rick Roberson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kyle Kuzma Rick Roberson
Season 2023-241975-76
Team Washington WizardsKansas City Kings
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 %
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
Rick Roberson 74 9.6 2.5 1.0 2.1 3.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 - 1.7 1.0 2.4 .406 - - - 0.6 1.4 .408
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Rick Roberson ------- --- ----------
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