Jason Kidd vs. Tracy McGrady: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tracy McGrady 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 Tracy McGrady 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Tracy McGrady averages 7 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (19.6 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 852 points more (18,381 vs. 17,529).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Jason Kidd	12.6		19
Tracy McGrady	19.6	+7.0	15

Total Points			Seasons
Jason Kidd	17,529		19
Tracy McGrady	18,381	+852	15

Scoring Titles
Jason Kidd	0
Tracy McGrady	2	+2

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	11.7	+4.7	1995	79
Tracy McGrady	7.0		1998	64

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	16.6	+7.3	1996	81
Tracy McGrady	9.3		1999	49

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	10.9		1997	55
Tracy McGrady	15.4	+4.5	2000	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	11.6		1998	82
Tracy McGrady	26.8	+15.2	2001	77

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	16.9		1999	50
Tracy McGrady	25.6	+8.7	2002	76

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	14.3		2000	67
Tracy McGrady	32.1	+17.8	2003	75

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	16.9		2001	77
Tracy McGrady	28.0	+11.1	2004	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	14.7		2002	82
Tracy McGrady	25.7	+11.0	2005	78

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	18.7		2003	80
Tracy McGrady	24.4	+5.7	2006	47

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	15.5		2004	67
Tracy McGrady	24.6	+9.1	2007	71

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	14.4		2005	66
Tracy McGrady	21.6	+7.2	2008	66

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	13.3		2006	80
Tracy McGrady	15.6	+2.3	2009	35

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	13.0	+4.8	2007	80
Tracy McGrady	8.2		2010	30

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	10.8	+2.8	2008	80
Tracy McGrady	8.0		2011	72

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	10.8	+5.5	2008	80
Tracy McGrady	5.3		2012	52

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
Jason Kidd	9.0	+9.0	2009	81
Tracy McGrady	-	DNP	2013	0

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 4 seasons more than Tracy McGrady in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 20, from 2010 to 2013—he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 284 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 6.