Jason Kidd vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez and Jason Kidd 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Brook Lopez 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Brook Lopez averages 3.2 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (15.8 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 17 points more (17,546 vs. 17,529).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jason Kidd 12.6
19
Brook Lopez 15.8
+3.2
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jason Kidd 17,529
19
Brook Lopez 17,546
+17
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Brook Lopez has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+1.2 points per game) while Jason Kidd scored more points (+791).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 12.9
17
Brook Lopez 14.1
+1.2
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 2,043
+791
17
Brook Lopez 1,252
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 2
+2
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 38
Brook Lopez 44
+6

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 225
Brook Lopez 346
+121

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 887
+24
Brook Lopez 863

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 1,353
+248
Brook Lopez 1,105

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 38
+34
Brook Lopez 4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 4
+2
Brook Lopez 2

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 30
+9
Brook Lopez 21

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 104
+44
Brook Lopez 60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 146
+59
Brook Lopez 87

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 12
+10
Brook Lopez 2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+3.2+1.5+1.0+9.7+0.4+1.3+0.3+0.6+0.7+1.2+1+282
Brook Lopez 15.8 6.0 12.2 49.6 1.0 2.8 35.2 2.8 3.5 79.7 18 1,109

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+17+471+2,082+9.7+905+2,623+0.3+20+87+1.2+1+282
Brook Lopez 17,546 6,690 13,475 49.6 1,083 3,078 35.2 3,083 3,867 79.7 18 1,109

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jason Kidd 12.9 4.6 11.7 39.1 1.5 4.6 32.2 2.3 3.0 78.1 17 158
difference:+1.2+0.8+1.1+12.3+0.4+1.4+0.9+0.1+0.4+4.7+8+69
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jason Kidd 2,043 720 1,843 39.1 236 733 32.2 367 470 78.1 17 158
difference:+791+237+902+12.3+142+449+0.9+175+238+4.7+8+69
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.7
199579
Brook Lopez 13.0
+1.3
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.6
199681
Brook Lopez 18.8
+2.2
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755
Brook Lopez 20.4
+9.5
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882
Brook Lopez 19.2
+7.6
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
199950
Brook Lopez 19.4
+2.5
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
200067
Brook Lopez 20.7
+6.4
201417

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
200177
Brook Lopez 17.2
+0.3
201572

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.7
200282
Brook Lopez 20.6
+5.9
201673

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 18.7
200380
Brook Lopez 20.5
+1.8
201775

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.5
+2.5
200467
Brook Lopez 13.0
201874

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.4
+1.9
200566
Brook Lopez 12.5
201981

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 13.3
+1.3
200680
Brook Lopez 12.0
202068

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 13.0
+0.7
200780
Brook Lopez 12.3
2021NBA Champion70

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.8
200880
Brook Lopez 12.4
+1.6
202213

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 9.0
200981
Brook Lopez 15.9
+6.9
202378

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.3
201080
Brook Lopez 12.5
+2.2
202479

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 7.9
2011NBA Champion80
Brook Lopez 13.0
+5.1
202580

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 6.2
201248
Brook Lopez 7.3
+1.1
20264

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 1 season more than Brook Lopez 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 gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19950
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
+12.0
19975
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+14.3
19984
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.0
19993
Brook Lopez 22.3
+7.3
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 9.8
+9.8
20006
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
20014
Brook Lopez 19.8
+5.5
20156

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 19.6
+19.6
200220
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20160

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 20.1
+20.1
200320
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20170

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.6
+12.6
200411
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 17.3
+6.1
20054
Brook Lopez 11.2
201915

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
200611
Brook Lopez 15.8
+3.8
202010

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.6
+1.6
200712
Brook Lopez 13.0
2021NBA Champion23

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 8.6
20085
Brook Lopez 10.6
+2.0
202212

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.4
200910
Brook Lopez 19.0
+7.6
20235

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 8.0
20106
Brook Lopez 17.7
+9.7
20246

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 9.3
+4.3
2011NBA Champion21
Brook Lopez 5.0
20255

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.5
+11.5
20124
Brook Lopez -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

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.