Jason Kidd vs. Kenyon Martin: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kenyon Martin 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 Jason Kidd scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while they have the same scoring average in the postseason (rounded to one decimal). 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.

Note: on this page, the numbers used to compare per game stats are rounded to one decimal.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Jason Kidd averages 0.3 points more than Kenyon Martin in his 15 seasons (12.6 points against 12.3), and he also scored a total of 8,204 points more (17,529 vs. 9,325).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jason Kidd 12.6
+0.3
19
Kenyon Martin 12.3
15

Total Points

Seasons
Jason Kidd 17,529
+8,204
19
Kenyon Martin 9,325
15

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin are tied in points per game (rounded to one decimal, 12.9 ppg) but Jason Kidd scored more points (+602).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 12.9
17
Kenyon Martin 12.9
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 2,043
+602
17
Kenyon Martin 1,441
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 2
+2
Kenyon Martin 0

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 38
+34
Kenyon Martin 4

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 225
+112
Kenyon Martin 113

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 887
+406
Kenyon Martin 481

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 1,353
+622
Kenyon Martin 731

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 38
+12
Kenyon Martin 26

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 4
+1
Kenyon Martin 3

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 30
+9
Kenyon Martin 21

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 104
+30
Kenyon Martin 74

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 146
+38
Kenyon Martin 108

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 12
+8
Kenyon Martin 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:+0.3+0.6+0.6+8.3+1.3+3.7+11.5+0.2+0.4+15.6+4+634
Kenyon Martin 12.3 5.1 10.6 48.3 0.1 0.4 23.4 2.0 3.2 62.9 15 757

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:+8,204+2,344+7,526+8.3+1,922+5,419+11.5+1,594+1,556+15.6+4+634
Kenyon Martin 9,325 3,875 8,031 48.3 66 282 23.4 1,509 2,398 62.9 15 757

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:+0.6+0.7+7.9+1.5+4.3+19.3+0.2+0.7+10.2+6+46
Kenyon Martin 12.9 5.2 11.0 47.0 0.0 0.3 12.9 2.5 3.7 67.9 11 112

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:+602+141+610+7.9+232+702+19.3+88+59+10.2+6+46
Kenyon Martin 1,441 579 1,233 47.0 4 31 12.9 279 411 67.9 11 112

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.7
199579
Kenyon Martin 12.0
+0.3
200168

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.6
+1.7
199681
Kenyon Martin 14.9
200273

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755
Kenyon Martin 16.7
+5.8
200377

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755
Kenyon Martin 16.7
+5.8
200465

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882
Kenyon Martin 15.5
+3.9
200570

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
+4.0
199950
Kenyon Martin 12.9
200656

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+4.8
200067
Kenyon Martin 9.5
20072

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
+4.5
200177
Kenyon Martin 12.4
200871

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.7
+3.0
200282
Kenyon Martin 11.7
200966

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 18.7
+7.2
200380
Kenyon Martin 11.5
201058

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.5
+6.9
200467
Kenyon Martin 8.6
201148

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.4
+9.2
200566
Kenyon Martin 5.2
201242

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 13.3
+6.1
200680
Kenyon Martin 7.2
201318

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 13.0
+8.7
200780
Kenyon Martin 4.3
201432

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.8
+9.0
200880
Kenyon Martin 1.8
201511

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 5 seasons more than Kenyon Martin in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 20, from 2009 to 2013—he averaged 8.1 points in a total of 365 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19950
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960
Kenyon Martin 16.8
+16.8
200220

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
19975
Kenyon Martin 18.9
+6.9
200320

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
19975
Kenyon Martin 19.1
+7.1
200411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+1.9
19984
Kenyon Martin 12.4
20055

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.0
+10.5
19993
Kenyon Martin 4.5
20062

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 9.8
+9.8
20006
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20070

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+5.5
20014
Kenyon Martin 8.8
20084

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 19.6
+8.7
200220
Kenyon Martin 10.9
200916

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 20.1
+10.1
200320
Kenyon Martin 10.0
20106

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.6
+0.8
200411
Kenyon Martin 11.8
20115

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 17.3
+12.8
20054
Kenyon Martin 4.5
201211

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
+6.2
200611
Kenyon Martin 5.8
201312

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.6
+14.6
200712
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20140

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 8.6
+8.6
20085
Kenyon Martin -
DNP
20150

Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 53 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 0.9.