Kyle Kuzma vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyle Kuzma: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyle Kuzma 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Kyle Kuzma 7 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Kyle Kuzma 2 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Kyle Kuzma 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 17.3 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 6.4 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 2.7 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 8,246 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 3,043 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 1,294 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 268 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 262 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 476 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .451 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .337 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .733 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 22.2 (2024) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 8.5 (2022) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 4.2 (2024) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.6 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 9.1 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.3 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.9 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyle Kuzma 247 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Kyle Kuzma 88 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Kyle Kuzma 24 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Kyle Kuzma 8 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Kyle Kuzma 8 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Kyle Kuzma 27 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyle Kuzma .401 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Kyle Kuzma .283 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyle Kuzma .761 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyle Kuzma 10.0 (2020) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Kyle Kuzma 3.8 (2021) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Kyle Kuzma 1.2 (2021) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2021) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Kyle Kuzma 0.3 (2020) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

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