Dwight Howard vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and Dwight Howard 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwight Howard 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Dwight Howard averages 3.1 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (15.7 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 1,956 points more (19,485 vs. 17,529).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | +3.1 | 18 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.6 | 19 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | +1,956 | 18 |
| Jason Kidd | 17,529 | 19 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Dwight Howard has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+2.4 points per game) while Jason Kidd scored more points (+134).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | +2.4 | 12 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.9 | 17 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | 12 | |
| Jason Kidd | 2,043 | +134 | 17 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 391 | +166 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 225 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 955 | +68 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 887 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 1,227 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 1,353 | +126 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 38 | +23 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 2 | +2 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 42 | +12 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 30 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 86 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 104 | +18 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 121 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 146 | +25 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 4 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 12 | +8 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15.7 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 58.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 56.7 | 18 | 1,242 |
| difference: | +3.1 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +18.7 | +1.4 | +4.0 | +13.5 | +2.1 | +4.8 | +21.8 | +1 | +149 |
| 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 | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 19,485 | 7,051 | 12,016 | 58.7 | 22 | 103 | 21.4 | 5,361 | 9,455 | 56.7 | 18 | 1,242 |
| difference: | +1,956 | +832 | +3,541 | +18.7 | +1,966 | +5,598 | +13.5 | +2,258 | +5,501 | +21.8 | +1 | +149 |
| 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 | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 15.3 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 58.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 54.8 | 12 | 125 |
| difference: | +2.4 | +0.8 | +2.5 | +19.8 | +1.5 | +4.5 | +17.9 | +2.1 | +5.0 | +23.3 | +5 | +33 |
| 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 | ||||
| Dwight Howard | 1,909 | 681 | 1,156 | 58.9 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 546 | 997 | 54.8 | 12 | 125 |
| difference: | +134 | +39 | +687 | +19.8 | +235 | +726 | +17.9 | +179 | +527 | +23.3 | +5 | +33 |
| 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
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Jason Kidd's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jason Kidd played 1 season more than Dwight Howard in the NBA. In that year—his season 19 in 2013—he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 76 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 19.6 | +19.6 | 2002 | 20 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 8.6 | +8.6 | 2008 | 5 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 11.4 | +11.4 | 2009 | 10 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dwight Howard | - | 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. |