Jason Kidd vs. Micheal Ray Richardson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Micheal Ray Richardson 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, 11 more than Micheal Ray Richardson, who played 8. Jason Kidd had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, while Micheal Ray Richardson had his rookie season in 1978-79. 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
Micheal Ray Richardson 8 4 1978-79 to 1985-86

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
Season 1994-951978-79
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
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 %
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
Micheal Ray Richardson 72 16.9 6.5 1.1 2.2 3.2 3.0 1.4 0.3 2.0 2.6 2.8 6.7 .414 - - - 1.0 1.8 .539
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd ------- --- ----------
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
Season 1995-961979-80
Team Dallas MavericksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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
Micheal Ray Richardson 82 37.3 15.3 1.8 4.7 6.6 10.1 3.2 0.4 4.4 3.2 6.1 13.0 .472 0.3 1.3 .245 2.7 4.1 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kidd ------- --- ----------
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
Season 1996-971980-81
Team Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdKnicks 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 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
Micheal Ray Richardson 79 40.2 16.4 2.2 4.7 6.9 7.9 2.9 0.4 3.8 3.3 6.6 14.1 .469 0.3 1.3 .225 2.8 4.3 .663
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
Micheal Ray Richardson 2 43.0 11.5 3.0 6.5 9.5 5.5 3.5 0.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 16.5 .242 0.0 2.0 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Season 4
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
Season 1997-981981-82
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
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 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
Micheal Ray Richardson 82 37.1 17.9 2.2 4.7 6.9 7.0 2.6 0.5 3.5 3.9 7.5 16.4 .461 0.2 1.2 .188 2.6 3.7 .700
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
Season 1998-991982-83
Team Phoenix SunsGolden State Warriors, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
-Achievement Steals Leader
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 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
Micheal Ray Richardson 64 32.4 12.6 1.8 2.8 4.6 6.8 2.8 0.4 3.8 3.8 5.4 12.7 .425 0.1 0.8 .157 1.7 2.5 .650
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
Micheal Ray Richardson 2 29.0 9.5 1.0 3.0 4.0 2.5 2.5 0.0 2.0 1.5 4.0 10.5 .381 0.0 0.5 .000 1.5 2.5 .600

Season 6
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
Season 1999-001983-84
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNets Lost East 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 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
Micheal Ray Richardson 48 26.8 12.0 1.2 2.4 3.6 4.5 2.1 0.4 2.5 3.3 5.1 11.0 .460 0.3 1.2 .241 1.6 2.3 .704
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
Micheal Ray Richardson 11 40.3 16.8 1.8 3.1 4.9 7.2 3.1 0.4 2.7 3.6 6.3 15.4 .408 0.5 2.0 .273 3.7 5.1 .732

Season 7
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
Season 2000-011984-85
Team Phoenix SunsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdNets Lost East 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 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
Micheal Ray Richardson 82 38.1 20.1 1.9 3.7 5.6 8.2 3.0 0.3 3.0 3.4 8.4 17.9 .469 0.4 1.4 .252 2.9 3.8 .767
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
Micheal Ray Richardson 3 41.7 18.3 1.3 4.7 6.0 11.3 1.3 0.0 2.7 4.0 7.7 19.0 .404 0.0 0.7 .000 3.0 4.7 .643

Season 8
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
Season 2001-021985-86
Team New Jersey NetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nets Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 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
Micheal Ray Richardson 47 34.1 15.7 1.6 3.7 5.3 7.2 2.7 0.2 3.2 3.5 6.3 14.1 .448 0.1 0.6 .148 3.0 3.8 .788
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
Season 2004-05-
Team New Jersey Nets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 12
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 13
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 14
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 15
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
Season 2008-09-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 17
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 18
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------

Season 19
Jason Kidd Micheal Ray Richardson
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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
Micheal Ray Richardson ------- --- ----------
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