Allen Iverson vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and Allen Iverson to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Allen Iverson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jason Kidd.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allen Iverson has better scoring stats than Jason Kidd in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 14.1 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (26.7 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 6,839 points more (24,368 vs. 17,529).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allen Iverson 26.7
+14.1
14
Jason Kidd 12.6
19

Total Points

Seasons
Allen Iverson 24,368
+6,839
14
Jason Kidd 17,529
19

Scoring Titles

Allen Iverson 4
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+4
Jason Kidd 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Allen Iverson has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+16.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+68).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 29.7
+16.8
8
Jason Kidd 12.9
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Allen Iverson 2,111
+68
8
Jason Kidd 2,043
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 1
+1
Jason Kidd 0

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 11
+11
Jason Kidd 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 79
+77
Jason Kidd 2

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 345
+307
Jason Kidd 38

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 700
+475
Jason Kidd 225

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 883
Jason Kidd 887
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 914
Jason Kidd 1,353
+439

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Jason Kidd 38
+38

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 3
+3
Jason Kidd 0

40+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 10
+10
Jason Kidd 0

30+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 36
+32
Jason Kidd 4

20+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 61
+31
Jason Kidd 30

10+ Point Games

Allen Iverson 71
Jason Kidd 104
+33

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allen Iverson 71
Jason Kidd 146
+75

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allen Iverson 0
Jason Kidd 12
+12

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 26.7 9.3 21.8 42.5 1.2 3.7 31.3 7.0 8.9 78.0 14 914
difference:+14.1+4.8+10.6+2.6+0.2+0.4+3.6+4.8+6.1+0.5+5+477
Jason Kidd 12.6 4.5 11.2 40.0 1.4 4.1 34.9 2.2 2.8 78.5 19 1,391

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 24,368 8,467 19,906 42.5 1,059 3,383 31.3 6,375 8,168 78.0 14 914
difference:+6,839+2,248+4,349+2.6+929+2,318+3.6+3,272+4,214+0.5+5+477
Jason Kidd 17,529 6,219 15,557 40.0 1,988 5,701 34.9 3,103 3,954 78.5 19 1,391

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 29.7 10.6 26.5 40.1 1.7 5.3 32.7 6.7 8.8 76.4 8 71
difference:+16.8+6.0+14.8+1.1+0.2+0.7+0.5+4.4+5.8+1.7+9+87
Jason Kidd 12.9 4.6 11.7 39.1 1.5 4.6 32.2 2.3 3.0 78.1 17 158

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allen Iverson 2,111 755 1,882 40.1 123 376 32.7 478 626 76.4 8 71
difference:+68+35+39+1.1+113+357+0.5+111+156+1.7+9+87
Jason Kidd 2,043 720 1,843 39.1 236 733 32.2 367 470 78.1 17 158

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 23.5
+11.8
199776
Jason Kidd 11.7
199579

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.0
+5.4
199880
Jason Kidd 16.6
199681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader26.8
+15.9
199948
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.4
+17.5
200070
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.1
+19.5
200171
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader31.4
+14.5
200260
Jason Kidd 16.9
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 27.6
+13.3
200382
Jason Kidd 14.3
200067

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+9.5
200448
Jason Kidd 16.9
200177

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson Scoring leader30.7
+16.0
200575
Jason Kidd 14.7
200282

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 33.0
+14.3
200672
Jason Kidd 18.7
200380

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+10.8
200765
Jason Kidd 15.5
200467

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+11.9
200765
Jason Kidd 14.4
200566

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.3
+13.0
200765
Jason Kidd 13.3
200680

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.4
+13.4
200882
Jason Kidd 13.0
200780

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
+6.7
200957
Jason Kidd 10.8
200880

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 17.5
+8.5
200957
Jason Kidd 9.0
200981

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 13.8
+3.5
201028
Jason Kidd 10.3
201080

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 3 seasons more than Allen Iverson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 18 to 20, from 2011 to 2013—he averaged 6.8 points in a total of 204 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.9 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19970
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
19980
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 28.5
+16.5
19998
Jason Kidd 12.0
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 26.2
+14.2
200010
Jason Kidd 12.0
19975

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 32.9
+18.6
200122
Jason Kidd 14.3
19984

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 30.0
+15.0
20025
Jason Kidd 15.0
19993

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.7
+21.9
200312
Jason Kidd 9.8
20006

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20040
Jason Kidd 14.3
+14.3
20014

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 31.2
+11.6
20055
Jason Kidd 19.6
200220

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20060
Jason Kidd 20.1
+20.1
200320

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+10.2
20075
Jason Kidd 12.6
200411

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+5.5
20075
Jason Kidd 17.3
20054

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 22.8
+10.8
20075
Jason Kidd 12.0
200611

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson 24.5
+9.9
20084
Jason Kidd 14.6
200712

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Jason Kidd 8.6
+8.6
20085

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20090
Jason Kidd 11.4
+11.4
200910

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Allen Iverson -
DNP
20100
Jason Kidd 8.0
+8.0
20106

Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 6.8 points in a total of 37 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 0.9.

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