Kyle Kuzma vs. Sarunas Marciulionis Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sarunas Marciulionis 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 Sarunas Marciulionis both played 7 years in the NBA. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Sarunas Marciulionis had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Sarunas Marciulionis 7 3 1989-90 to 1996-97

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Kuzma Sarunas Marciulionis
Season 2017-181989-90
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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 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
Sarunas Marciulionis 75 22.6 12.1 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.6 1.3 0.1 1.8 3.1 3.9 7.4 .519 0.1 0.5 .256 4.2 5.4 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Sarunas Marciulionis ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kyle Kuzma Sarunas Marciulionis
Season 2018-191990-91
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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
Sarunas Marciulionis 50 19.7 10.9 1.0 1.3 2.4 1.7 1.2 0.1 1.5 2.7 3.7 7.3 .501 0.0 0.1 .167 3.6 4.9 .724
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Sarunas Marciulionis 9 22.9 13.2 0.9 1.7 2.6 3.0 1.2 0.1 1.6 2.3 4.7 9.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.3 .897

Season 3
Kyle Kuzma Sarunas Marciulionis
Season 2019-201991-92
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionWarriors 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 %
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
Sarunas Marciulionis 72 29.4 18.9 0.9 1.9 2.9 3.4 1.6 0.1 2.7 3.3 6.8 12.7 .538 0.0 0.1 .300 5.2 6.6 .788
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
Sarunas Marciulionis 4 33.3 21.3 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.0 0.8 0.3 1.0 3.8 6.3 11.8 .532 0.3 0.5 .500 8.5 10.3 .829

Season 4
Kyle Kuzma Sarunas Marciulionis
Season 2020-211992-93
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
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
Sarunas Marciulionis 30 27.9 17.4 1.3 1.9 3.2 3.5 1.7 0.1 2.5 3.1 5.9 10.9 .543 0.1 0.5 .200 5.4 7.1 .761
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
Sarunas Marciulionis ------- --- ----------

Note: Sarunas Marciulionis didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 5
Kyle Kuzma Sarunas Marciulionis
Season 2021-221994-95
Team Washington WizardsSeattle Supersonics
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
Sarunas Marciulionis 66 18.1 9.3 0.3 0.8 1.0 1.7 1.1 0.0 1.5 1.9 3.3 6.9 .473 0.5 1.3 .402 2.2 3.0 .732
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Sarunas Marciulionis ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kyle Kuzma Sarunas Marciulionis
Season 2022-231995-96
Team Washington WizardsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings 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 %
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
Sarunas Marciulionis 53 19.6 10.8 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.2 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.1 3.3 7.3 .452 1.2 3.0 .408 2.9 3.8 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Sarunas Marciulionis 4 25.3 7.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 3.5 2.5 0.0 2.5 1.0 2.0 7.3 .276 1.0 4.5 .222 2.3 3.8 .600

Season 7
Kyle Kuzma Sarunas Marciulionis
Season 2023-241996-97
Team Washington WizardsDenver Nuggets
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
Sarunas Marciulionis 17 15.0 6.8 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.5 0.7 0.1 2.4 2.2 2.2 5.9 .376 0.6 1.8 .367 1.7 2.1 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Sarunas Marciulionis ------- --- ----------
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