Carmelo Anthony vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and Carmelo Anthony 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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Carmelo Anthony 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 Carmelo Anthony has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Jason Kidd scored more points in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 9.9 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (22.5 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 10,760 points more (28,289 vs. 17,529).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +9.9 | 19 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.6 | 19 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +10,760 | 19 |
| Jason Kidd | 17,529 | 19 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+10.2 points per game) while Jason Kidd scored more points (+129).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +10.2 | 13 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.9 | 17 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 13 | |
| Jason Kidd | 2,043 | +129 | 17 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +571 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 225 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +275 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 887 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 1,353 | +96 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 38 | +35 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | +4 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +24 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 30 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 104 | +27 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 146 | +63 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 12 | +12 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 44.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.5 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 81.4 | 19 | 1,260 |
| difference: | +9.9 | +3.5 | +6.8 | +4.7 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +2.8 | +3.4 | +2.9 | +131 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | 10,119 | 22,643 | 44.7 | 1,731 | 4,873 | 35.5 | 6,320 | 7,764 | 81.4 | 19 | 1,260 |
| difference: | +10,760 | +3,900 | +7,086 | +4.7 | +257 | +828 | +0.6 | +3,217 | +3,810 | +2.9 | +131 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | 8.1 | 19.4 | 41.4 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 32.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.6 | 13 | 83 |
| difference: | +10.2 | +3.5 | +7.7 | +2.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +3.4 | +3.9 | +4.5 | +4 | +75 |
| 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 | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 669 | 1,614 | 41.4 | 101 | 312 | 32.4 | 475 | 575 | 82.6 | 13 | 83 |
| difference: | +129 | +51 | +229 | +2.4 | +135 | +421 | +0.2 | +108 | +105 | +4.5 | +4 | +75 |
| 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 Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Jason Kidd's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jason Kidd played 1 season more than Carmelo Anthony in the NBA. In that year—his season 20 in 2013—he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 76 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2005 | 5 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2005 | 4 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.0 | +12.0 | 2006 | 11 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 14.6 | +14.6 | 2007 | 12 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 8.6 | +8.6 | 2008 | 5 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 11.4 | +11.4 | 2009 | 10 |
Season 19 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 11.5 | +11.5 | 2012 | 4 |
Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Jason Kidd played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 0.9 points in a total of 12 games. |