Jason Kidd vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.
Victor Wembanyama has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Jason Kidd scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Jason Kidd has better playoff stats. 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 2 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 9.9 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (22.5 points against 12.6). On the other hand Jason Kidd scored a total of 14,891 points more than Victor Wembanyama (17,529 vs. 2,638).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jason Kidd | 12.6 | 19 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.5 | +9.9 | 2 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jason Kidd | 17,529 | +14,891 | 19 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,638 | 2 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Jason Kidd has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jason Kidd | 12.9 | +12.9 | 17 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jason Kidd | 2,043 | +2,043 | 17 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
| Victor Wembanyama | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 225 | +152 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 73 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 887 | +774 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 113 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 1,353 | +1236 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 117 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jason Kidd | 38 | +38 | ||
| Victor Wembanyama | 0 | |||
Playoffs
Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Jason Kidd's point thresholds are omited here.
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: | +9.9 | +3.7 | +6.3 | +7.0 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +1.0 | +1.6 | +2.0 | +2.4 | +17 | +1,274 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 22.5 | 8.2 | 17.5 | 46.9 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 33.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 80.9 | 2 | 117 |
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: | +14,891 | +5,260 | +13,514 | +7.0 | +1,718 | +4,904 | +1.0 | +2,653 | +3,398 | +2.4 | +17 | +1,274 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2,638 | 959 | 2,043 | 46.9 | 270 | 797 | 33.9 | 450 | 556 | 80.9 | 2 | 117 |
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: | +12.9 | +4.6 | +11.7 | +39.1 | +1.5 | +4.6 | +32.2 | +2.3 | +3.0 | +78.1 | +17 | +158 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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: | +2,043 | +720 | +1,843 | +39.1 | +236 | +733 | +32.2 | +367 | +470 | +78.1 | +17 | +158 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jason Kidd's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jason Kidd played 18 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 3 to 20, from 1997 to 2013—he averaged 12.3 points in a total of 1,311 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.7 ppg and his lowest 6. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
| Victor Wembanyama | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 18 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in 18 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.8 points in a total of 163 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.1 ppg and his lowest 0.9. |