Bam Adebayo vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and Bam Adebayo 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Bam Adebayo has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Jason Kidd scored more total points in both stages. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Bam Adebayo averages 3.2 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (15.8 points against 12.6). On the other hand Jason Kidd scored a total of 8,522 points more than Bam Adebayo (17,529 vs. 9,007).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 15.8
+3.2
9
Jason Kidd 12.6
19

Total Points

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 9,007
9
Jason Kidd 17,529
+8,522
19

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bam Adebayo has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+3.5 points per game) while Jason Kidd scored more points (+765).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 16.4
+3.5
7
Jason Kidd 12.9
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 1,278
7
Jason Kidd 2,043
+765
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 1
Jason Kidd 2
+1

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 27
Jason Kidd 38
+11

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 180
Jason Kidd 225
+45

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 442
Jason Kidd 887
+445

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 565
Jason Kidd 1,353
+788

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 6
Jason Kidd 38
+32

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 2
Jason Kidd 4
+2

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 33
+3
Jason Kidd 30

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 64
Jason Kidd 104
+40

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 77
Jason Kidd 146
+69

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 1
Jason Kidd 12
+11

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 15.8 6.1 11.3 53.5 0.2 0.6 31.9 3.5 4.6 75.8 9 571
difference:+3.2+1.6+0.1+13.6+1.2+3.5+3.0+1.3+1.8+2.7+10+820
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
Bam Adebayo 9,007 3,455 6,452 53.5 111 348 31.9 1,986 2,621 75.8 9 571
difference:+8,522+2,764+9,105+13.6+1,877+5,353+3.0+1,117+1,333+2.7+10+820
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
Bam Adebayo 16.4 6.5 12.5 51.7 0.1 0.5 24.3 3.3 4.4 75.7 7 78
difference:+3.5+1.9+0.8+12.6+1.4+4.1+7.9+1.0+1.4+2.4+10+80
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
Bam Adebayo 1,278 504 975 51.7 9 37 24.3 261 345 75.7 7 78
difference:+765+216+868+12.6+227+696+7.9+106+125+2.4+10+80
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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 6.9
201869
Jason Kidd 11.7
+4.8
199579

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 8.9
201982
Jason Kidd 16.6
+7.7
199681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.9
+5.0
202072
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.7
+7.1
202164
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.1
+2.2
202256
Jason Kidd 16.9
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 20.4
+6.1
202375
Jason Kidd 14.3
200067

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.3
+2.4
202471
Jason Kidd 16.9
200177

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.1
+3.4
202578
Jason Kidd 14.7
200282

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 21.0
+2.3
20264
Jason Kidd 18.7
200380

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 12 seasons more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 21, from 2004 to 2013—he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 898 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.5 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 3.4
+3.4
20185
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP
20190
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.8
+5.8
202019
Jason Kidd 12.0
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.5
+1.2
20214
Jason Kidd 14.3
19984

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 14.8
202218
Jason Kidd 15.0
+0.2
19993

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.9
+8.1
202323
Jason Kidd 9.8
20006

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 22.6
+8.3
20245
Jason Kidd 14.3
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.5
20254
Jason Kidd 19.6
+2.1
200220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP *
20260
Jason Kidd 20.1
+20.1
200320
* season in progress

Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in 12 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 106 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.3 ppg and his lowest 0.9.