Jason Kidd vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Derrick White 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, Derrick White averages 0.6 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (13.2 points against 12.6). On the other hand Jason Kidd scored a total of 10,717 points more than Derrick White (17,529 vs. 6,812).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jason Kidd 12.6
19
Derrick White 13.2
+0.6
9

Total Points

Seasons
Jason Kidd 17,529
+10,717
19
Derrick White 6,812
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Derrick White has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+0.4 points per game) while Jason Kidd scored more points (+942).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 12.9
17
Derrick White 13.3
+0.4
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 2,043
+942
17
Derrick White 1,101
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 2
+1
Derrick White 1

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 38
+32
Derrick White 6

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 225
+141
Derrick White 84

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 887
+531
Derrick White 356

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 1,353
+851
Derrick White 502

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 38
+22
Derrick White 16

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 4
Derrick White 4

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 30
+15
Derrick White 15

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 104
+50
Derrick White 54

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 146
+67
Derrick White 79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 12
+8
Derrick White 4

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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:+0.6+1.0+4.4+0.6+1.3+1.7+0.1+0.3+6.6+10+873
Derrick White 13.2 4.5 10.2 44.4 2.0 5.4 36.6 2.1 2.5 85.1 9 518

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:+10,717+3,863+10,252+4.4+971+2,922+1.7+2,020+2,682+6.6+10+873
Derrick White 6,812 2,356 5,305 44.4 1,017 2,779 36.6 1,083 1,272 85.1 9 518

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:+0.4+1.7+6.5+0.8+1.1+7.0+0.4+0.8+7.3+11+75
Derrick White 13.3 4.6 10.0 45.6 2.3 5.7 39.2 1.9 2.2 85.4 6 83

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:+942+342+1,014+6.5+49+256+7.0+209+285+7.3+11+75
Derrick White 1,101 378 829 45.6 187 477 39.2 158 185 85.4 6 83

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.7
+8.5
199579
Derrick White 3.2
201817

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.6
+6.7
199681
Derrick White 9.9
201967

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755
Derrick White 11.3
+0.4
202068

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882
Derrick White 15.4
+3.8
202136

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
+3.7
199950
Derrick White 13.2
202275

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+1.1
200067
Derrick White 13.2
202275

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
+4.5
200177
Derrick White 12.4
202382

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.7
200282
Derrick White 15.2
+0.5
2024NBA Champion73

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 18.7
+2.3
200380
Derrick White 16.4
202576

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.5
200467
Derrick White 17.2
+1.7
202624

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 10 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 20, from 2005 to 2013—he averaged 10.3 points in a total of 751 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19950
Derrick White 2.3
+2.3
20183

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960
Derrick White 15.1
+15.1
20197

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
+12.0
19975
Derrick White -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+14.3
19984
Derrick White -
DNP
20210

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.0
+6.5
19993
Derrick White 8.5
202223

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 9.8
+1.3
20006
Derrick White 8.5
202223

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+0.9
20014
Derrick White 13.4
202320

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 19.6
+2.9
200220
Derrick White 16.7
2024NBA Champion19

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 20.1
+1.3
200320
Derrick White 18.8
202511

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.6
+12.6
200411
Derrick White -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.7 points in a total of 90 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.3 ppg and his lowest 0.9.