Jason Kidd vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma 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

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, 12 more than Kyle Kuzma, who played 7. Jason Kidd had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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
Jason Kidd 19 17 1994-95 to 2012-13
Kyle Kuzma 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 1994-952017-18
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
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
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 %
Jason Kidd ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 1995-962018-19
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
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
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 %
Jason Kidd ------- --- ----------
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 1996-972019-20
Team Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA 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 %
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
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 %
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
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
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 1997-982020-21
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers 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 %
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
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 %
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
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
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 1998-992021-22
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Playoffs Suns 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 %
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
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 %
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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 1999-002022-23
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns 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 %
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
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 %
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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Phoenix SunsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
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 %
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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2001-02-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets 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 %
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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2002-03-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2003-04-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2004-05-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2005-06-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2006-07-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2007-08-
Team New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 80 36.3 10.8 1.2 6.3 7.5 10.1 1.7 0.3 3.3 2.1 3.8 9.9 .385 1.5 3.9 .381 1.7 2.1 .818
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 5 36.0 8.6 1.6 4.8 6.4 6.8 1.4 0.4 1.8 2.4 3.2 7.6 .421 1.2 2.6 .462 1.0 1.6 .625
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2008-09-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Jason Kidd 81 35.6 9.0 1.0 5.1 6.2 8.7 2.0 0.5 2.3 2.1 3.2 7.6 .416 1.6 4.0 .406 1.1 1.3 .819
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 10 38.6 11.4 0.7 5.1 5.8 5.9 2.2 0.3 2.0 2.4 3.8 8.3 .458 2.1 4.7 .447 1.7 2.0 .850
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2009-10-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 80 36.0 10.3 0.6 5.0 5.6 9.1 1.8 0.4 2.4 1.8 3.6 8.4 .423 2.2 5.2 .425 1.0 1.2 .808
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 6 40.5 8.0 1.0 5.8 6.8 7.0 2.3 0.2 1.5 2.5 2.3 7.7 .304 1.5 4.7 .321 1.8 2.0 .917
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 17
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2010-11-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 80 33.2 7.9 0.4 4.0 4.4 8.2 1.7 0.4 2.2 1.5 2.7 7.5 .361 1.7 4.9 .340 0.8 1.0 .870
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 21 35.4 9.3 0.5 4.0 4.5 7.3 1.9 0.5 2.7 1.7 3.0 7.7 .398 2.0 5.5 .374 1.1 1.4 .800
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 18
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2011-12-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 48 28.7 6.2 0.3 3.8 4.1 5.5 1.7 0.2 1.9 1.7 2.1 5.7 .363 1.6 4.6 .354 0.5 0.6 .786
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 4 36.0 11.5 0.8 5.3 6.0 6.0 3.0 0.3 2.8 1.8 3.5 10.3 .341 2.3 6.5 .346 2.3 2.5 .900
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------

Season 19
Jason Kidd Kyle Kuzma
Season 2012-13-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 76 26.9 6.0 0.7 3.6 4.3 3.3 1.6 0.3 1.0 1.6 2.0 5.4 .372 1.5 4.3 .351 0.5 0.6 .833
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd 12 20.6 0.9 0.6 2.9 3.5 2.0 1.0 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.3 2.1 .120 0.3 1.4 .176 0.2 0.2 1.000
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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