Jimmy Butler vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and Jimmy Butler 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 Jimmy Butler 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Jimmy Butler averages 5.7 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (18.3 points against 12.6). On the other hand Jason Kidd scored a total of 1,207 points more than Jimmy Butler (17,529 vs. 16,322).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | +5.7 | 15 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.6 | 19 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,322 | 15 | |
| Jason Kidd | 17,529 | +1,207 | 19 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jimmy Butler has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+8.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+702).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | +8.2 | 12 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.9 | 17 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | +702 | 12 |
| Jason Kidd | 2,043 | 17 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 2 | +2 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 412 | +187 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 225 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 732 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 887 | +155 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 866 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 1,353 | +487 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 25 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 38 | +13 | ||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 8 | +8 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 70 | +40 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 30 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 114 | +10 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 104 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 127 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 146 | +19 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 3 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 12 | +9 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 5.9 | 12.5 | 47.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 33.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 84.4 | 15 | 891 |
| difference: | +5.7 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +7.3 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +3.5 | +3.9 | +5.9 | +4 | +500 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,322 | 5,278 | 11,161 | 47.3 | 704 | 2,129 | 33.1 | 5,062 | 6,001 | 84.4 | 15 | 891 |
| difference: | +1,207 | +941 | +4,396 | +7.3 | +1,284 | +3,572 | +1.8 | +1,959 | +2,047 | +5.9 | +4 | +500 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 45.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +8.2 | +2.5 | +3.8 | +6.8 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +2.2 | +3.4 | +3.9 | +4.6 | +5 | +28 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | 923 | 2,012 | 45.9 | 156 | 454 | 34.4 | 743 | 898 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +702 | +203 | +169 | +6.8 | +80 | +279 | +2.2 | +376 | +428 | +4.6 | +5 | +28 |
| 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 4 seasons more than Jimmy Butler 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. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 0.0 | 2012 | 3 | |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 13.3 | +13.3 | 2013 | 12 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 15.0 | +15.0 | 1999 | 3 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 14.6 | +14.6 | 2007 | 12 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 11.4 | +11.4 | 2009 | 10 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 7.0 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 0.9. |