Jason Kidd vs. Tony Parker: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tony Parker 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 Tony Parker has better scoring stats than Jason Kidd in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Tony Parker averages 2.9 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (15.5 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 1,944 points more (19,473 vs. 17,529).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jason Kidd 12.6
19
Tony Parker 15.5
+2.9
18

Total Points

Seasons
Jason Kidd 17,529
19
Tony Parker 19,473
+1,944
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tony Parker has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,002).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 12.9
17
Tony Parker 17.9
+5.0
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Jason Kidd 2,043
17
Tony Parker 4,045
+2,002
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 0
Tony Parker 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 2
Tony Parker 3
+1

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 38
Tony Parker 58
+20

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 225
Tony Parker 384
+159

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 887
Tony Parker 970
+83

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 1,353
+112
Tony Parker 1,241

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 38
+25
Tony Parker 13

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 0
Tony Parker 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 4
Tony Parker 17
+13

20+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 30
Tony Parker 93
+63

10+ Point Games

Jason Kidd 104
Tony Parker 193
+89

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jason Kidd 146
Tony Parker 223
+77

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jason Kidd 12
+9
Tony Parker 3

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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:+2.9+1.7+1.4+9.2+1.0+2.8+2.5+0.5+0.8+3.4+1+137
Tony Parker 15.5 6.2 12.6 49.1 0.4 1.3 32.4 2.7 3.6 75.1 18 1,254

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:+1,944+1,558+273+9.2+1,469+4,098+2.5+297+571+3.4+1+137
Tony Parker 19,473 7,777 15,830 49.1 519 1,603 32.4 3,400 4,525 75.1 18 1,254

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:+5.0+2.5+3.8+7.0+1.0+2.9+1.3+0.8+1.2+5.0+68
Tony Parker 17.9 7.1 15.5 46.1 0.5 1.7 30.9 3.1 4.2 73.1 17 226

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:+2,002+893+1,658+7.0+117+348+1.3+333+488+5.0+68
Tony Parker 4,045 1,613 3,501 46.1 119 385 30.9 700 958 73.1 17 226

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.7
+2.5
199579
Tony Parker 9.2
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.6
+1.1
199681
Tony Parker 15.5
2003NBA Champion82

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755
Tony Parker 14.7
+3.8
200475

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882
Tony Parker 16.6
+5.0
2005NBA Champion80

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
199950
Tony Parker 18.9
+2.0
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
200067
Tony Parker 18.6
+4.3
2007NBA Champion77

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 16.9
200177
Tony Parker 18.8
+1.9
200869

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.7
200282
Tony Parker 22.0
+7.3
200972

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 18.7
+2.7
200380
Tony Parker 16.0
201056

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.5
200467
Tony Parker 17.5
+2.0
201178

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.4
200566
Tony Parker 18.3
+3.9
201260

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 13.3
200680
Tony Parker 20.3
+7.0
201366

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 13.0
200780
Tony Parker 16.7
+3.7
2014NBA Champion68

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.8
200880
Tony Parker 14.4
+3.6
201568

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 9.0
200981
Tony Parker 11.9
+2.9
201672

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 10.3
+0.2
201080
Tony Parker 10.1
201763

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 7.9
+0.2
2011NBA Champion80
Tony Parker 7.7
201855

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 6.2
201248
Tony Parker 9.5
+3.3
201956

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 1 season more than Tony Parker in the NBA.

In that year—his season 19 in 2013—he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 76 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19950
Tony Parker 15.5
+15.5
200210

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960
Tony Parker 14.7
+14.7
2003NBA Champion24

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
19975
Tony Parker 18.4
+6.4
200410

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
19984
Tony Parker 17.2
+2.9
2005NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 15.0
19993
Tony Parker 21.1
+6.1
200613

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 9.8
20006
Tony Parker 20.8
+11.0
2007NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.3
20014
Tony Parker 22.4
+8.1
200817

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 19.6
200220
Tony Parker 28.6
+9.0
20095

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 20.1
+2.8
200320
Tony Parker 17.3
201010

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.6
200411
Tony Parker 19.7
+7.1
20116

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 17.3
20054
Tony Parker 20.1
+2.8
201214

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 12.0
200611
Tony Parker 20.6
+8.6
201321

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 14.6
200712
Tony Parker 17.4
+2.8
2014NBA Champion23

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 8.6
20085
Tony Parker 10.9
+2.3
20157

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.4
+1.0
200910
Tony Parker 10.4
201610

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 8.0
20106
Tony Parker 15.9
+7.9
20178

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 9.3
+2.7
2011NBA Champion21
Tony Parker 6.6
20185

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Jason Kidd 11.5
+11.5
20124
Tony Parker -
DNP
20190

Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Jason Kidd played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 0.9 points in a total of 12 games.