Grant Hill vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and Grant Hill 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 Grant Hill 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.
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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, Grant Hill averages 4.1 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (16.7 points against 12.6). On the other hand Jason Kidd scored a total of 392 points more than Grant Hill (17,529 vs. 17,137).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | +4.1 | 18 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.6 | 19 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | 18 | |
| Jason Kidd | 17,529 | +392 | 19 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Grant Hill has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+0.5 points per game) while Jason Kidd scored more points (+1,520).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | +0.5 | 8 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.9 | 17 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Grant Hill | 523 | 8 | |
| Jason Kidd | 2,043 | +1,520 | 17 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 366 | +141 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 225 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 819 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 887 | +68 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1,005 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 1,353 | +348 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 21 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 38 | +17 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 0 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 4 | +4 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 12 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 30 | +18 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Grant Hill | 22 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 104 | +82 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 38 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 146 | +108 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Grant Hill | 1 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 12 | +11 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Grant Hill | 16.7 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 48.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 31.4 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 76.9 | 18 | 1,026 |
| difference: | +4.1 | +1.7 | +1.6 | +8.4 | +1.2 | +3.4 | +3.5 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +1.6 | +1 | +365 |
| 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 | ||||
| Grant Hill | 17,137 | 6,345 | 13,126 | 48.3 | 219 | 697 | 31.4 | 4,228 | 5,498 | 76.9 | 18 | 1,026 |
| difference: | +392 | +126 | +2,431 | +8.4 | +1,769 | +5,004 | +3.5 | +1,125 | +1,544 | +1.6 | +1 | +365 |
| 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 | ||||
| Grant Hill | 13.4 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 46.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 23.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 78.1 | 8 | 39 |
| difference: | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +7.9 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +8.4 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +9 | +119 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Grant Hill | 523 | 200 | 426 | 46.9 | 5 | 21 | 23.8 | 118 | 151 | 78.1 | 8 | 39 |
| difference: | +1,520 | +520 | +1,417 | +7.9 | +231 | +712 | +8.4 | +249 | +319 | +9 | +119 | |
| 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 Grant Hill 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 | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | 19.0 | +19.0 | 1996 | 3 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 14.3 | +14.3 | 1998 | 4 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2001 | 4 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 19.6 | +19.6 | 2002 | 20 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 20.1 | +20.1 | 2003 | 20 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.6 | +12.6 | 2004 | 11 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2005 | 4 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 8.6 | +8.6 | 2008 | 5 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 8.0 | +8.0 | 2010 | 6 |
Season 17 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Grant Hill | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 9.3 | +9.3 | 2011 | 21 |
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. |