Jason Kidd vs. Damian Lillard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damian Lillard and Jason Kidd, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Jason Kidd played 19 years in the NBA, 6 more than Damian Lillard, who played 13. Jason Kidd had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, while Damian Lillard had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 achievements, 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
Jason Kidd 19 17 1994-95 to 2012-13
Damian Lillard 13 10 2012-13 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 1994-952012-13
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the YearAchievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 79 33.8 11.7 1.9 3.5 5.4 7.7 1.9 0.3 3.2 1.8 4.2 10.8 .385 0.9 3.3 .272 2.4 3.5 .698
difference:+3+4.8+7.3+1.4+0.9+2.3+1.2+1.0+0.1-0.2-0.3+2.5+4.9+.044+1.4+2.8+.096+0.9+0.4+.146
Damian Lillard 82 38.6 19.0 0.5 2.6 3.1 6.5 0.9 0.2 3.0 2.1 6.7 15.7 .429 2.3 6.1 .368 3.3 3.9 .844
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jason Kidd nor Damian Lillard played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 1995-962013-14
Team Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 81 37.5 16.6 2.5 4.3 6.8 9.7 2.2 0.3 4.0 1.9 6.1 16.0 .381 1.6 4.9 .336 2.8 4.1 .692
difference:+1+1.7+4.1+2.1+1.2+3.3+4.1+1.4-1.6-0.5+0.6+0.1+.043+1.1+1.9+.058+1.7+1.1+.179
Damian Lillard 82 35.8 20.7 0.4 3.1 3.5 5.6 0.8 0.3 2.4 2.4 6.7 15.9 .424 2.7 6.8 .394 4.5 5.2 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd DNP------ --- ----------
Damian Lillard 11 42.4 22.9 1.1 4.0 5.1 6.5 1.0 0.1 2.7 2.6 7.5 17.2 .439 2.5 6.4 .386 5.4 6.0 .894

Season 3

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 1996-972014-15
Team Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 55 35.7 10.9 1.2 3.4 4.5 9.0 2.3 0.4 2.6 2.1 3.9 9.6 .403 1.1 3.0 .370 2.0 3.0 .679
difference:+27+10.1+0.6+0.6+0.1+2.8+1.1+0.1-0.1-0.1+3.3+7.0+.031+1.3+4.0+.027+2.2+1.9+.185
Damian Lillard 82 35.7 21.0 0.6 4.0 4.6 6.2 1.2 0.3 2.7 2.0 7.2 16.6 .434 2.4 7.0 .343 4.2 4.9 .864
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 5 41.6 12.0 0.8 5.2 6.0 9.8 2.2 0.4 2.6 2.2 4.2 10.6 .396 1.6 4.4 .364 2.0 3.8 .526
difference:+1.4+9.6+0.4+1.6+2.0+5.2+1.8+0.2-0.2-0.8+3.6+8.6+.010+0.6+1.8+.203+3.0+2.6+.255
Damian Lillard 5 40.2 21.6 0.4 3.6 4.0 4.6 0.4 0.6 2.4 3.0 7.8 19.2 .406 1.0 6.2 .161 5.0 6.4 .781

Season 4

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 1997-982015-16
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 82 38.0 11.6 1.3 4.9 6.2 9.1 2.0 0.3 3.2 1.7 4.4 10.5 .416 0.9 2.8 .313 2.0 2.5 .799
difference:+7+2.3+13.5+0.7+1.5+2.2+2.3+1.1+0.1-0.5+3.8+9.2+.003+2.2+5.3+.062+3.5+3.7+.093
Damian Lillard 75 35.7 25.1 0.6 3.4 4.0 6.8 0.9 0.4 3.2 2.2 8.2 19.7 .419 3.1 8.1 .375 5.5 6.2 .892
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 4 42.8 14.3 1.3 4.5 5.8 7.8 4.0 0.5 3.0 3.3 5.5 14.5 .379 0.0 1.8 .000 3.3 4.0 .813
difference:+7+3.1+12.2+0.2+1.3+1.5+1.5+2.7+0.2-1.2+2.6+7.5+.011+3.8+7.9+.393+3.2+3.1+.097
Damian Lillard 11 39.7 26.5 1.1 3.2 4.3 6.3 1.3 0.3 3.0 2.1 8.1 22.0 .368 3.8 9.7 .393 6.5 7.1 .910

Season 5

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 1998-992016-17
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 50 41.2 16.9 1.7 5.0 6.8 10.8 2.3 0.4 3.0 2.2 6.2 14.0 .444 0.9 2.5 .366 3.6 4.8 .757
difference:+25+5.3+10.1+1.1+0.7+1.9+4.9+1.4+0.1-0.4-0.2+2.6+5.8+2.0+5.2+.004+2.9+2.5+.138
Damian Lillard 75 35.9 27.0 0.6 4.3 4.9 5.9 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.0 8.8 19.8 .444 2.9 7.7 .370 6.5 7.3 .895
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 3 42.0 15.0 0.3 2.0 2.3 10.3 1.7 0.3 3.0 4.0 6.0 14.3 .419 1.3 5.3 .250 1.7 2.3 .714
difference:+1+4.2+12.8+0.7+1.5+2.2+7.0+0.4+0.2-0.3-1.2+3.8+8.2+.014+1.0+2.7+.031+4.3+4.0+.246
Damian Lillard 4 37.8 27.8 1.0 3.5 4.5 3.3 1.3 0.5 3.3 2.8 9.8 22.5 .433 2.3 8.0 .281 6.0 6.3 .960

Season 6

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 1999-002017-18
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First TeamAchievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 67 39.0 14.3 1.4 5.8 7.2 10.1 2.0 0.4 3.4 2.2 5.2 12.8 .409 0.8 2.5 .337 3.0 3.7 .829
difference:+6+2.4+12.6+0.6+2.2+2.7+3.5+0.9-0.6-0.6+3.3+6.6+.030+2.3+6.1+.024+3.8+3.7+.087
Damian Lillard 73 36.6 26.9 0.8 3.6 4.5 6.6 1.1 0.4 2.8 1.6 8.5 19.4 .439 3.1 8.6 .361 6.8 7.4 .916
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 6 38.0 9.8 1.3 5.3 6.7 8.8 1.8 0.2 3.8 2.3 3.7 9.2 .400 1.3 3.7 .364 1.2 1.5 .778
difference:+2+2.5+8.7+0.5+1.5+2.2+4.0+0.5+0.2-0.2-0.3+2.6+8.6+.048+1.0+3.8+.064+2.6+2.8+.104
Damian Lillard 4 40.5 18.5 0.8 3.8 4.5 4.8 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.0 6.3 17.8 .352 2.3 7.5 .300 3.8 4.3 .882

Season 7

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 2000-012018-19
Team Phoenix SunsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 77 39.8 16.9 1.2 5.2 6.4 9.8 2.2 0.3 3.7 2.2 5.9 14.2 .411 0.9 3.0 .297 4.3 5.2 .814
difference:+3+4.3+8.9+0.3+1.4+1.8+2.9+1.1+0.1-1.0-0.3+2.6+5.0+.033+2.1+5.0+.072+1.6+1.2+.098
Damian Lillard 80 35.5 25.8 0.9 3.8 4.6 6.9 1.1 0.4 2.7 1.9 8.5 19.2 .444 3.0 8.0 .369 5.9 6.4 .912
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 4 41.5 14.3 2.3 3.8 6.0 13.3 2.0 0.0 3.0 3.3 5.5 17.3 .319 1.0 4.3 .235 2.3 3.0 .750
difference:+12+0.9+12.6+1.8+0.5+1.2+6.7+0.3+0.3-0.8-0.8+3.1+3.3+.099+2.7+5.6+.138+3.6+4.1+.083
Damian Lillard 16 40.6 26.9 0.5 4.3 4.8 6.6 1.7 0.3 3.8 2.5 8.6 20.6 .418 3.7 9.9 .373 5.9 7.1 .833

Season 8

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 2001-022019-20
Team New Jersey NetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 82 37.3 14.7 1.6 5.7 7.3 9.9 2.1 0.2 3.5 1.7 5.4 13.9 .391 1.4 4.4 .321 2.5 3.0 .814
difference:+16+0.2+15.3+1.1+1.9+3.0+1.9+1.0+0.1-0.6+4.1+6.5+.072+2.7+5.8+.080+4.5+4.8+.074
Damian Lillard 66 37.5 30.0 0.5 3.8 4.3 8.0 1.1 0.3 2.9 1.7 9.5 20.4 .463 4.1 10.2 .401 7.0 7.8 .888
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 20 40.3 19.6 2.1 6.1 8.2 9.1 1.7 0.4 3.4 2.0 7.4 17.7 .415 0.9 4.5 .189 4.0 5.0 .808
difference:+16+4.5+4.7+1.8+2.8+4.7+4.8+1.2+0.1-0.1-1.0+0.9+1.7+.009+2.4+3.8+.205+4.0+3.3+.162
Damian Lillard 4 35.8 24.3 0.3 3.3 3.5 4.3 0.5 0.3 3.5 1.0 6.5 16.0 .406 3.3 8.3 .394 8.0 8.3 .970

Season 9

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 2002-032020-21
Team New Jersey NetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second TeamAchievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
more >>
9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 80 37.4 18.7 1.4 4.9 6.3 8.9 2.2 0.3 3.7 1.6 6.4 15.6 .414 1.6 4.6 .341 4.2 5.0 .841
difference:+13+1.6+10.1+0.9+1.2+2.1+1.4+1.3-0.7-0.1+2.6+4.3+.037+2.5+5.9+.050+2.5+2.2+.087
Damian Lillard 67 35.8 28.8 0.5 3.7 4.2 7.5 0.9 0.3 3.0 1.5 9.0 19.9 .451 4.1 10.5 .391 6.7 7.2 .928
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 20 42.6 20.1 1.8 5.9 7.7 8.2 1.8 0.2 4.0 2.3 6.9 17.1 .402 1.7 5.2 .327 4.7 5.7 .825
difference:+14+1.3+14.2+1.6+1.7+3.4+2.0+0.8+0.5-1.8-0.8+3.4+5.2+.061+4.1+7.8+.122+3.1+2.6+.115
Damian Lillard 6 41.3 34.3 0.2 4.2 4.3 10.2 1.0 0.7 2.2 1.5 10.3 22.3 .463 5.8 13.0 .449 7.8 8.3 .940

Season 10

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 2003-042021-22
Team New Jersey NetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 67 36.6 15.5 1.3 5.1 6.4 9.2 1.8 0.2 3.2 1.6 5.5 14.3 .384 1.4 4.4 .321 3.1 3.7 .827
difference:+38+0.2+8.5+0.9+1.4+2.3+1.9+1.2+0.2-0.3-0.3+2.2+4.7+.018+1.8+5.4+.003+2.4+2.5+.051
Damian Lillard 29 36.4 24.0 0.4 3.7 4.1 7.3 0.6 0.4 2.9 1.3 7.7 19.0 .402 3.2 9.8 .324 5.5 6.2 .878
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 11 43.4 12.6 1.5 5.2 6.6 9.0 2.3 0.5 3.9 1.4 3.9 11.7 .333 0.9 4.4 .208 3.9 4.8 .811
Damian Lillard DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 2004-052022-23
Team New Jersey NetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 66 36.9 14.4 1.4 6.0 7.4 8.3 1.9 0.1 2.5 1.7 5.2 13.0 .398 2.0 5.4 .360 2.2 2.9 .740
difference:+8+0.6+17.8+0.6+2.0+2.6+1.0+1.0+0.2-0.8-0.2+4.4+7.7+.065+2.2+5.9+.011+6.6+6.7+.174
Damian Lillard 58 36.3 32.2 0.8 4.0 4.8 7.3 0.9 0.3 3.3 1.9 9.6 20.7 .463 4.2 11.3 .371 8.8 9.6 .914
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 4 45.5 17.3 2.5 6.5 9.0 7.3 2.5 0.0 2.3 4.0 6.5 16.8 .388 2.8 7.5 .367 1.5 2.8 .545
Damian Lillard DNP------ --- ----------

Season 12

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 2005-062023-24
Team New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 80 37.2 13.3 1.1 6.2 7.3 8.4 1.9 0.4 2.4 2.0 4.6 11.3 .404 1.7 4.9 .352 2.4 3.1 .795
difference:+7+1.9+11.0+0.6+2.3+2.9+1.4+0.9+0.2-0.2-0.2+2.8+6.2+.020+1.3+3.6+.002+4.1+3.9+.125
Damian Lillard 73 35.3 24.3 0.5 3.9 4.4 7.0 1.0 0.2 2.6 1.8 7.4 17.5 .424 3.0 8.5 .354 6.5 7.0 .920
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 11 40.9 12.0 2.0 5.6 7.6 9.6 1.5 0.2 2.2 2.8 4.5 12.0 .371 1.4 4.5 .300 1.7 2.1 .826
difference:+7+1.9+19.3+1.5+2.8+4.3+4.6+0.5+0.2-0.1-0.8+4.0+8.3+.049+3.6+7.5+.117+7.6+7.4+.148
Damian Lillard 4 39.0 31.3 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.0 1.0 0.0 2.3 2.0 8.5 20.3 .420 5.0 12.0 .417 9.3 9.5 .974

Season 13

Jason Kidd Damian Lillard
Season 2006-072024-25
Team New Jersey NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf SemisBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
Others -NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion
more >>
13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 80 36.7 13.0 1.7 6.5 8.2 9.2 1.6 0.3 2.7 1.8 4.6 11.4 .406 1.6 4.5 .343 2.2 2.9 .778
difference:+22+0.6+11.9+1.2+2.3+3.5+2.1+0.4+0.1-0.1-0.1+3.1+5.7+.042+1.8+4.5+.033+4.0+3.9+.143
Damian Lillard 58 36.1 24.9 0.5 4.2 4.7 7.1 1.2 0.2 2.8 1.7 7.7 17.1 .448 3.4 9.0 .376 6.2 6.8 .921
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jason Kidd 12 40.3 14.6 1.9 9.0 10.9 10.9 1.8 0.4 3.4 2.6 5.3 12.3 .432 2.8 6.8 .420 1.1 2.1 .520
difference:+9+15.3+7.6+1.6+6.7+8.2+6.2+1.1+0.3-2.4-0.1+3.3+3.3+.210+1.8+1.5+.232+0.9+0.2+.337
Damian Lillard 3 25.0 7.0 0.3 2.3 2.7 4.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.7 2.0 9.0 .222 1.0 5.3 .188 2.0 2.3 .857

Additional Years

* Jason Kidd played 6 seasons more than Damian Lillard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2008 to 2013—Jason Kidd played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 6 extra years over Damian Lillard, Jason Kidd got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game