Jason Kidd vs. Steve Nash: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Steve Nash 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Steve Nash has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Jason Kidd scored more points 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Steve Nash averages 1.7 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (14.3 points against 12.6). On the other hand Jason Kidd scored a total of 142 points more than Steve Nash (17,529 vs. 17,387).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jason Kidd | 12.6 | 19 | |
| Steve Nash | 14.3 | +1.7 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jason Kidd | 17,529 | +142 | 19 |
| Steve Nash | 17,387 | 18 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Steve Nash has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+4.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+29).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jason Kidd | 12.9 | 17 | |
| Steve Nash | 17.3 | +4.4 | 12 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jason Kidd | 2,043 | 17 | |
| Steve Nash | 2,072 | +29 | 12 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 225 | |||
| Steve Nash | 309 | +84 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 887 | +12 | ||
| Steve Nash | 875 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 1,353 | +176 | ||
| Steve Nash | 1,177 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 38 | |||
| Steve Nash | 40 | +2 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
| Steve Nash | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 30 | |||
| Steve Nash | 48 | +18 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 104 | +1 | ||
| Steve Nash | 103 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 146 | +31 | ||
| Steve Nash | 115 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 12 | +7 | ||
| Steve Nash | 5 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +1.7 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +9.1 | +0.9 | +7.9 | +0.3 | +11.9 | +1 | +174 | ||
| Steve Nash | 14.3 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 49.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 42.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 90.4 | 18 | 1,217 |
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: | +142 | +102 | +2,665 | +9.1 | +303 | +1,762 | +7.9 | +43 | +570 | +11.9 | +1 | +174 |
| Steve Nash | 17,387 | 6,321 | 12,892 | 49.0 | 1,685 | 3,939 | 42.8 | 3,060 | 3,384 | 90.4 | 18 | 1,217 |
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: | +4.4 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +8.2 | +0.9 | +8.4 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +11.9 | +5 | +38 | |
| Steve Nash | 17.3 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 47.3 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 40.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 90.0 | 12 | 120 |
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: | +29 | +29 | +259 | +8.2 | +58 | +295 | +8.4 | +29 | +30 | +11.9 | +5 | +38 |
| Steve Nash | 2,072 | 749 | 1,584 | 47.3 | 178 | 438 | 40.6 | 396 | 440 | 90.0 | 12 | 120 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jason Kidd's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jason Kidd played 2 seasons more than Steve Nash in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 19 to 20, from 2012 to 2013—he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 124 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Steve Nash | 1.3 | +1.3 | 1997 | 4 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
| Steve Nash | 5.5 | +5.5 | 1998 | 4 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jason Kidd | 12.0 | +12.0 | 1997 | 5 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jason Kidd | 12.0 | +12.0 | 1997 | 5 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jason Kidd | 12.0 | +12.0 | 2006 | 11 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jason Kidd | 8.6 | +8.6 | 2008 | 5 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jason Kidd | 11.4 | +11.4 | 2009 | 10 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 18 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jason Kidd | 9.3 | +9.3 | 2011 | 21 |
| Steve Nash | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 3.6 points in a total of 16 games. |