Jason Kidd vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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 Jason Kidd scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Stephon Marbury has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 6.7 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (19.3 points against 12.6). On the other hand Jason Kidd scored a total of 1,232 points more than Stephon Marbury (17,529 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jason Kidd 12.6
19
Stephon Marbury 19.3
+6.7
13

Total Points

Seasons
Jason Kidd 17,529
+1,232
19
Stephon Marbury 16,297
13

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jason Kidd has a better career point average than Stephon Marbury (+0.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,641).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 12.9
+0.3
17
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 2,043
+1,641
17
Stephon Marbury 402
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 0
Stephon Marbury 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 2
Stephon Marbury 16
+14

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 38
Stephon Marbury 117
+79

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 225
Stephon Marbury 401
+176

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 887
+153
Stephon Marbury 734

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 1,353
+515
Stephon Marbury 838

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 38
+30
Stephon Marbury 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 4
+2
Stephon Marbury 2

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 30
+22
Stephon Marbury 8

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 104
+85
Stephon Marbury 19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 146
+117
Stephon Marbury 29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 12
+9
Stephon Marbury 3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+6.7+2.3+4.5+3.3+0.2+0.5+2.4+2.3+2.9+0.1+6+545
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846

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:+1,232+450+2,233+3.3+997+2,653+2.4+665+850+0.1+6+545
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846

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:+0.3+0.1+1.5+3.5+0.7+1.5+4.9+0.1+3.1+12+126
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32

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:+1,641+570+1,421+3.5+209+634+4.9+292+370+3.1+12+126
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.7
199579
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+4.1
199767

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.6
199681
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+1.1
199882

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+10.4
199949

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+9.7
199949

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
199950
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+5.3
200074

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
200067
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+9.6
200167

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
200177
Stephon Marbury 20.4
+3.5
200282

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.7
200282
Stephon Marbury 22.3
+7.6
200381

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 18.7
200380
Stephon Marbury 20.2
+1.5
200481

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.5
200467
Stephon Marbury 21.7
+6.2
200582

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.4
200566
Stephon Marbury 16.3
+1.9
200660

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 13.3
200680
Stephon Marbury 16.4
+3.1
200774

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 13.0
200780
Stephon Marbury 13.9
+0.9
200824

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.8
+7.0
200880
Stephon Marbury 3.8
200923

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 5 seasons more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 19, 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
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
+12.0
19975
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+14.3
19984
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.0
+15.0
19993
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 9.8
+9.8
20006
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
+14.3
20014
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 19.6
200220
Stephon Marbury 22.0
+2.4
20036

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 20.1
200320
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+1.2
20044

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.6
+12.6
200411
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 17.3
+17.3
20054
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
+12.0
200611
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20070

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.6
+14.6
200712
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20080

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 8.6
+4.9
20085
Stephon Marbury 3.7
200914

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.

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