Jaylen Brown vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and Jaylen Brown 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 Jaylen Brown 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Jaylen Brown averages 6.4 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (19.0 points against 12.6). On the other hand Jason Kidd scored a total of 6,093 points more than Jaylen Brown (17,529 vs. 11,436).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | +6.4 | 9 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.6 | 19 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 9 | |
| Jason Kidd | 17,529 | +6,093 | 19 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jaylen Brown has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+6.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+565).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | +6.4 | 8 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.9 | 17 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +565 | 8 |
| Jason Kidd | 2,043 | 17 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 296 | +71 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 225 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 488 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 887 | +399 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 592 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 1,353 | +761 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 38 | +27 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2 | +2 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +43 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 30 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | +12 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 104 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 146 | +16 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 12 | +7 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 47.8 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 35.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
| difference: | +6.4 | +2.6 | +3.7 | +7.8 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +5.9 | +10 | +788 |
| 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 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,436 | 4,298 | 8,990 | 47.8 | 1,144 | 3,185 | 35.9 | 1,696 | 2,336 | 72.6 | 9 | 603 |
| difference: | +6,093 | +1,921 | +6,567 | +7.8 | +844 | +2,516 | +1.0 | +1,407 | +1,618 | +5.9 | +10 | +788 |
| 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 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +6.4 | +2.6 | +3.3 | +9.1 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +3.2 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +5.4 | +9 | +23 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.9 | 4.6 | 11.7 | 39.1 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 32.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 78.1 | 17 | 158 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | 978 | 2,030 | 48.2 | 263 | 742 | 35.4 | 389 | 535 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +565 | +258 | +187 | +9.1 | +27 | +9 | +3.2 | +22 | +65 | +5.4 | +9 | +23 |
| Jason Kidd | 2,043 | 720 | 1,843 | 39.1 | 236 | 733 | 32.2 | 367 | 470 | 78.1 | 17 | 158 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jason Kidd's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jason Kidd played 11 seasons more than Jaylen Brown in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 20, from 2003 to 2013—he averaged 11.5 points in a total of 818 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 | |
| Jaylen Brown | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2017 | 17 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2018 | 18 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 14.3 | +14.3 | 1998 | 4 |
Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 116 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.1 ppg and his lowest 0.9. |