Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jason Kidd Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Kidd and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jason Kidd, who played 19. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Jason Kidd had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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.

Rookie Season
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1969-70	1994-95
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rookie of the Year	Rookie of the Year
	All-Rookie First Team	All-Rookie First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Div Finals	Did Not Play

more >>

Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	82	43.1	28.8	-	-	14.5	4.1	-	-	-	3.5	11.4	22.1	.518	-	-	-	5.9	9.1	.653
difference:	+3	+9.3	+17.1			+9.1	+3.6				-1.7	+7.2	+11.3	+.133				+3.5	+5.6	+.045
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	10	43.5	35.2	-	-	16.8	4.1	-	-	-	2.5	13.9	24.5	.567	-	-	-	7.4	10.1	.733
Jason Kidd	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1970-71	1995-96
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

more >>

2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	82	40.1	31.7	-	-	16.0	3.3	-	-	-	3.2	13.0	22.5	.577	-	-	-	5.7	8.3	.690
difference:	+1	+2.6	+15.1			+9.2	+6.4				-1.3	+6.9	+6.5	+.196				+2.9	+4.2	+.002
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	14	41.2	26.6	-	-	17.0	2.5	-	-	-	3.2	10.9	21.1	.515	-	-	-	4.9	7.2	.673
Jason Kidd	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1971-72	1996-97
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost West Conf Finals	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	81	44.2	34.8	-	-	16.6	4.6	-	-	-	2.9	14.3	24.9	.574	-	-	-	6.2	9.0	.689
difference:	+26	+8.5	+23.9			+12.1	+4.4				-0.8	+10.4	+15.3	+.171				+4.2	+6.0	+.010
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11	46.4	28.7	-	-	18.2	5.1	-	-	-	3.2	12.6	28.9	.437	-	-	-	3.5	4.9	.704
difference:	+6	+4.8	+16.7			+12.2	+4.7				-1.0	+8.4	+18.3	+.041				+1.5	+1.1	+.178
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

Season 4
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1972-73	1997-98
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost West Conf Semis	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	76	42.8	30.2	-	-	16.1	5.0	-	-	-	2.7	12.9	23.3	.554	-	-	-	4.3	6.1	.713
difference:	+6	+4.8	+18.6			+9.9	+4.1				-1.0	+8.5	+12.8	+.138				+2.3	+3.6	+.086
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6	46.0	22.8	-	-	16.2	2.8	-	-	-	4.3	9.8	23.0	.428	-	-	-	3.2	5.8	.543
difference:	+2	+3.2	+8.5			+10.4	+5.0				-1.0	+4.3	+8.5	+.049				+0.1	+1.8	+.270
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

Season 5
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1973-74	1998-99
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Bucks Lost NBA Finals	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	81	43.8	27.0	3.5	11.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	-	2.9	11.7	21.7	.539	-	-	-	3.6	5.2	.702
difference:	+31	+2.6	+10.1	+1.8	+6.0	+7.7	+6.0	+0.9	+3.1		-0.7	+5.5	+7.7	+.095					+0.4	+.055
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	16	47.4	32.2	4.2	11.6	15.8	4.9	1.3	2.4	-	2.6	14.0	25.1	.557	-	-	-	4.2	5.7	.736
difference:	+13	+5.4	+17.2	+3.9	+9.6	+13.5	+5.4	+0.4	+2.1		-1.4	+8.0	+10.8	+.138				+2.5	+3.4	+.022
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

Season 6
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1974-75	1999-00
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

more >>

6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	65	42.3	30.0	3.0	11.0	14.0	4.1	1.0	3.3	-	3.2	12.5	24.4	.513	-	-	-	5.0	6.6	.763
difference:	+2	+3.3	+15.7	+1.6	+5.2	+6.8	+6.0	+1.0	+2.9		-1.0	+7.3	+11.6	+.104				+2.0	+2.9	+.066
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 7
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1975-76	2000-01
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	-	Assists Leader
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	82	41.2	27.7	3.3	13.5	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	-	3.6	11.1	21.1	.529	-	-	-	5.5	7.8	.703
difference:	+5	+1.4	+10.8	+2.1	+8.3	+10.5	+4.8	+0.7	+3.8		-1.4	+5.2	+6.9	+.118				+1.2	+2.6	+.111
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Season 8
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1976-77	2001-02
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Nets Lost NBA Finals

more >>

8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	82	36.8	26.2	3.2	10.0	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	-	3.2	10.8	18.7	.579	-	-	-	4.6	6.5	.701
difference:		+0.5	+11.5	+1.6	+4.3	+6.0	+6.0	+0.9	+3.0		-1.5	+5.4	+4.8	+.188				+2.1	+3.5	+.113
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	11	42.5	34.6	4.6	13.1	17.7	4.1	1.7	3.5	-	3.8	13.4	22.0	.607	-	-	-	7.9	10.9	.725
difference:	+9	+2.2	+15.0	+2.5	+7.0	+9.5	+5.0		+3.1		-1.8	+6.0	+4.3	+.192				+3.9	+5.9	+.083
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

Season 9
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1977-78	2002-03
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	All-NBA Second Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost NBA Finals

more >>

9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	62	36.5	25.8	3.0	9.9	12.9	4.3	1.7	3.0	3.4	2.9	10.7	19.4	.550	-	-	-	4.4	5.6	.783
difference:	+18	+0.9	+7.1	+1.6	+5.0	+6.6	+4.6	+0.5	+2.7	-0.3	-1.3	+4.3	+3.8	+.136				+0.2	+0.6	+.058
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3	44.7	27.0	4.7	9.0	13.7	3.7	0.7	4.0	4.7	4.7	12.7	24.3	.521	-	-	-	1.7	3.0	.556
difference:	+17	+2.1	+6.9	+2.9	+3.1	+6.0	+4.5	+1.1	+3.8	-0.7	-2.4	+5.8	+7.2	+.119				+3.0	+2.7	+.269
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

Season 10
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1978-79	2003-04
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

more >>

10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	80	39.5	23.8	2.6	10.2	12.8	5.4	1.0	4.0	3.5	2.9	9.7	16.8	.577	-	-	-	4.4	5.9	.736
difference:	+13	+2.9	+8.3	+1.3	+5.1	+6.4	+3.8	+0.8	+3.8	-0.3	-1.3	+4.2	+2.5	+.193				+1.3	+2.2	+.091
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	8	45.9	28.5	2.3	10.4	12.6	4.8	1.0	4.1	3.6	3.3	11.0	19.0	.579	-	-	-	6.5	7.8	.839
difference:	+3	+2.5	+15.9	+0.8	+5.2	+6.0	+4.2	+1.3	+3.6	-0.3	-1.9	+7.1	+7.3	+.246				+2.6	+3.0	+.028
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

Season 11
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1979-80	2004-05
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

more >>

11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	82	38.3	24.8	2.3	8.5	10.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	3.6	2.6	10.2	16.9	.604	0.0	0.0	-	4.4	5.8	.765
difference:	+16	+1.4	+10.4	+0.9	+2.5	+3.4	+3.8	+0.9	+3.3	-1.1	-0.9	+5.0	+3.9	+.206	+2.0	+5.4		+2.2	+2.9	+.025
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	15	41.2	31.9	3.4	8.7	12.1	3.1	1.1	3.9	3.7	3.4	13.2	23.1	.572	0.0	0.0	-	5.5	7.0	.790
difference:	+11	+4.3	+14.6	+0.9	+2.2	+3.1	+4.2	+1.4	+3.9	-1.4	-0.6	+6.7	+6.3	+.184	+2.8	+7.5		+4.0	+4.2	+.245
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

Season 12
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1980-81	2005-06
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

more >>

12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	80	37.2	26.2	2.5	7.8	10.3	3.4	0.7	2.9	3.1	3.1	10.5	18.2	.574	0.0	0.0	-	5.3	6.9	.766
difference:			+12.9	+1.4	+1.6	+3.0	+5.0	+1.2	+2.5	-0.7	-1.1	+5.9	+6.9	+.170	+1.7	+4.9		+2.9	+3.8	+.029
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3	44.7	26.7	4.3	12.3	16.7	4.0	1.0	2.7	3.7	4.7	10.0	21.7	.462	0.0	0.0	-	6.7	9.3	.714
difference:	+8	+3.8	+14.7	+2.3	+6.7	+9.1	+5.6	+0.5	+2.5	-1.5	-1.9	+5.5	+9.7	+.091	+1.4	+4.5		+5.0	+7.2	+.112
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

Season 13
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1981-82	2006-07
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Nets Lost East Conf Semis

more >>

13th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	76	35.2	23.9	2.3	6.4	8.7	3.0	0.8	2.7	3.0	2.9	9.9	17.1	.579	0.0	0.0	-	4.1	5.8	.706
difference:	+4	+1.5	+10.9	+0.6	+0.1	+0.5	+6.2	+0.8	+2.4	-0.3	-1.1	+5.3	+5.7	+.173	+1.6	+4.5		+1.9	+2.9	+.072
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	14	35.2	20.4	2.4	6.1	8.5	3.6	1.0	3.2	2.9	3.2	8.2	15.8	.520	0.0	0.0	-	3.9	6.2	.632
difference:	+2	+5.1	+5.8	+0.5	+2.9	+2.4	+7.3	+0.8	+2.8	-0.5	-0.6	+2.9	+3.5	+.088	+2.8	+6.8		+2.8	+4.1	+.112
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

Season 14
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1982-83	2007-08
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

14th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	79	32.3	21.8	2.1	5.4	7.5	2.5	0.8	2.2	2.5	2.8	9.1	15.5	.588	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	4.7	.749
difference:	+1	+4.0	+11.0	+0.9	+0.9		+7.6	+0.9	+1.9	-0.8	-0.7	+5.3	+5.6	+.203	+1.5	+3.9		+1.8	+2.6	+.069
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	15	39.2	27.1	1.7	6.0	7.7	2.8	1.1	3.7	3.3	4.1	10.9	19.1	.568	0.0	0.1	.000	5.3	7.1	.755
difference:	+10	+3.2	+18.5	+0.1	+1.2	+1.3	+4.0	+0.3	+3.3	-1.5	-1.7	+7.7	+11.5	+.147	+1.2	+2.5	+.462	+4.3	+5.5	+.130
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

Season 15
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1983-84	2008-09
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis

more >>

15th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	80	32.8	21.5	2.1	5.2	7.3	2.6	0.7	1.8	2.8	2.6	9.0	15.5	.578	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	4.9	.723
difference:	+1	+2.8	+12.5	+1.1	+0.1	+1.1	+6.1	+1.3	+1.3	-0.5	-0.5	+5.8	+7.9	+.162	+1.6	+4.0		+2.5	+3.6	+.096
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	21	36.5	23.9	2.7	5.6	8.2	3.8	1.1	2.1	2.1	3.4	9.8	17.7	.555	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	5.7	.750
difference:	+11	+2.1	+12.5	+2.0	+0.5	+2.4	+2.1	+1.1	+1.8	-0.1	-1.0	+6.0	+9.4	+.097	+2.1	+4.7		+2.6	+3.7	+.100
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

Season 16
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1984-85	2009-10
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

16th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	79	33.3	22.0	2.1	5.8	7.9	3.2	0.8	2.1	2.5	3.0	9.2	15.3	.599	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	5.0	.732
difference:	+1	+2.7	+11.7	+1.5	+0.8	+2.3	+5.9	+1.0	+1.7	-0.1	-1.2	+5.6	+6.9	+.176	+2.2	+5.2		+2.7	+3.8	+.076
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	19	32.1	21.9	2.6	5.5	8.1	4.0	1.2	1.9	2.7	3.5	8.8	15.8	.560	0.0	0.0	-	4.2	5.4	.777
difference:	+13	+8.4	+13.9	+1.6	+0.3	+1.3	+3.0	+1.1	+1.7	-1.2	-1.0	+6.5	+8.1	+.256	+1.5	+4.7		+2.4	+3.4	+.140
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

Season 17
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1985-86	2010-11
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

more >>

17th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	79	33.3	23.4	1.7	4.4	6.1	3.5	0.8	1.6	2.6	3.1	9.6	16.9	.564	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	5.6	.765
difference:	+1	+0.1	+15.5	+1.3	+0.4	+1.7	+4.7	+0.9	+1.2	-0.4	-1.6	+6.9	+9.4	+.203	+1.7	+4.9		+3.5	+4.6	+.105
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	14	34.9	25.9	1.9	4.1	5.9	3.5	1.1	1.7	3.0	3.9	11.2	20.1	.557	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	4.4	.787
difference:	+7	+0.5	+16.6	+1.4	+0.1	+1.4	+3.8	+0.8	+1.2	-0.3	-2.2	+8.2	+12.4	+.159	+2.0	+5.5		+2.3	+3.0	+.013
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

Season 18
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1986-87	2011-12
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

more >>

18th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	78	31.3	17.5	1.9	4.8	6.7	2.6	0.6	1.2	2.4	3.1	7.2	12.7	.564	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	4.4	.714
difference:	+30	+2.6	+11.3	+1.6	+1.0	+2.6	+2.9	+1.1	+1.0	-0.5	-1.4	+5.1	+7.0	+.201	+1.6	+4.6		+2.6	+3.8	+.072
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	18	31.1	19.2	2.2	4.7	6.8	2.0	0.4	1.9	2.2	3.1	6.9	13.0	.530	0.0	0.1	.000	5.4	6.8	.795
difference:	+14	+4.9	+7.7	+1.4	+0.6	+0.8	+4.0	+2.6	+1.6	-0.6	-1.3	+3.4	+2.7	+.189	+2.3	+6.4	+.346	+3.1	+4.3	+.105
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

Season 19
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Jason Kidd
Season	1987-88	2012-13
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis

more >>

19th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	80	28.9	14.6	1.5	4.5	6.0	1.7	0.6	1.2	2.0	2.7	6.0	11.3	.532	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.4	.762
difference:	+4	+2.0	+8.6	+0.8	+0.9	+1.7	+1.6	+1.0	+0.9	-1.0	-1.1	+4.0	+5.9	+.160	+1.5	+4.3		+2.1	+2.8	+.071
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
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24	29.9	14.1	2.0	3.4	5.5	1.5	0.6	1.5	1.9	3.4	5.9	12.7	.464	0.0	0.1	.000	2.3	3.0	.789
difference:	+12	+9.3	+13.2	+1.4	+0.5	+2.0	+0.5	+0.4	+1.2	-0.8	-2.4	+5.6	+10.6	+.344	+0.3	+1.3	+.176	+2.1	+2.8	+.211
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

Additional Years
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 1 season more than Jason Kidd in the NBA. In that period—his season 20 in 1989—Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in the Playoffs. In that extra year over Jason Kidd, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-Star Game