Jason Kidd vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond 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.

Mitch Richmond is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jason Kidd.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Mitch Richmond 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Mitch Richmond averages 8.4 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (21.0 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 2,968 points more (20,497 vs. 17,529).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jason Kidd 12.6
19
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+8.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Jason Kidd 17,529
19
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+2,968
14

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Mitch Richmond has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+6.6 points per game) while Jason Kidd scored more points (+1,594).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 12.9
17
Mitch Richmond 19.5
+6.6
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 2,043
+1,594
17
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 2
Mitch Richmond 9
+7

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 38
Mitch Richmond 146
+108

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 225
Mitch Richmond 584
+359

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 887
+13
Mitch Richmond 874

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 1,353
+391
Mitch Richmond 962

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 38
+24
Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 4
+2
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 30
+17
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 104
+84
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 146
+123
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 12
+12
Mitch Richmond 0

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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:+8.4+3.0+5.2+5.6+0.6+3.9+2.5+2.7+6.5+5+415
Mitch Richmond 21.0 7.5 16.4 45.5 1.4 3.5 38.8 4.7 5.5 85.0 14 976

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:+2,968+1,086+481+5.6+662+2,284+3.9+1,458+1,411+6.5+5+415
Mitch Richmond 20,497 7,305 16,038 45.5 1,326 3,417 38.8 4,561 5,365 85.0 14 976

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:+6.6+2.9+3.9+8.8+0.7+1.9+2.0+1.4+1.3+8.8+13+135
Mitch Richmond 19.5 7.5 15.6 47.9 0.8 2.7 30.2 3.7 4.3 86.9 4 23

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:+1,594+548+1,484+8.8+217+670+2.0+281+371+8.8+13+135
Mitch Richmond 449 172 359 47.9 19 63 30.2 86 99 86.9 4 23

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.7
199579
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+10.3
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.6
199681
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+5.5
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+13.0
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755
Mitch Richmond 22.5
+11.6
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755
Mitch Richmond 21.9
+11.0
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882
Mitch Richmond 23.4
+11.8
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
199950
Mitch Richmond 22.8
+5.9
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
200067
Mitch Richmond 23.1
+8.8
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
200177
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+9.0
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.7
200282
Mitch Richmond 23.2
+8.5
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 18.7
200380
Mitch Richmond 19.7
+1.0
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.5
200467
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+1.9
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.4
200566
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+1.8
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 13.3
+9.2
200680
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 7 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 21, from 2007 to 2013—he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 525 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19950
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
19975
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+10.3
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
+12.0
19975
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
+12.0
19975
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+14.3
19984
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.0
+15.0
19993
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 9.8
20006
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+11.2
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+14.3
20014
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 19.6
+19.6
200220
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 20.1
+20.1
200320
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.6
+12.6
200411
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 17.3
+17.3
20054
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
+10.5
200611
Mitch Richmond 1.5
2002NBA Champion2

Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 70 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.6 ppg and his lowest 0.9.