John Collins vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and John Collins 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jason Kidd scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while John Collins has a better scoring average 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, John Collins averages 3.2 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (15.8 points against 12.6). On the other hand Jason Kidd scored a total of 9,674 points more than John Collins (17,529 vs. 7,855).

Points Per Game

Seasons
John Collins 15.8
+3.2
9
Jason Kidd 12.6
19

Total Points

Seasons
John Collins 7,855
9
Jason Kidd 17,529
+9,674
19

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jason Kidd has a better career point average than John Collins (+0.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,678).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
John Collins 12.6
3
Jason Kidd 12.9
+0.3
17

Total Points

Playoffs
John Collins 365
3
Jason Kidd 2,043
+1,678
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Jason Kidd 2
+2

30+ Point Games

John Collins 22
Jason Kidd 38
+16

20+ Point Games

John Collins 138
Jason Kidd 225
+87

10+ Point Games

John Collins 402
Jason Kidd 887
+485

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 497
Jason Kidd 1,353
+856

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 0
Jason Kidd 38
+38

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

John Collins 0
Jason Kidd 4
+4

20+ Point Games

John Collins 5
Jason Kidd 30
+25

10+ Point Games

John Collins 20
Jason Kidd 104
+84

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 28
Jason Kidd 146
+118

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 1
Jason Kidd 12
+11

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 15.8 6.1 11.3 54.4 1.0 2.9 35.9 2.5 3.1 79.2 9 497
difference:+3.2+1.6+0.1+14.4+0.4+1.2+1.0+0.3+0.3+0.7+10+894
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
John Collins 7,855 3,053 5,616 54.4 514 1,430 35.9 1,235 1,559 79.2 9 497
difference:+9,674+3,166+9,941+14.4+1,474+4,271+1.0+1,868+2,395+0.7+10+894
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
John Collins 12.6 5.0 9.7 51.6 1.2 3.4 35.4 1.4 1.8 76.9 3 29
difference:+0.3+0.4+2.0+12.5+0.3+1.2+3.2+0.9+1.2+1.2+14+129
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
John Collins 365 145 281 51.6 35 99 35.4 40 52 76.9 3 29
difference:+1,678+575+1,562+12.5+201+634+3.2+327+418+1.2+14+129
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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 10.5
201874
Jason Kidd 11.7
+1.2
199579

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.5
+2.9
201961
Jason Kidd 16.6
199681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 21.6
+10.7
202041
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 17.6
+6.0
202163
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 16.2
202254
Jason Kidd 16.9
+0.7
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.1
202371
Jason Kidd 14.3
+1.2
200067

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 15.1
202468
Jason Kidd 16.9
+1.8
200177

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.0
+4.3
202540
Jason Kidd 14.7
200282

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 12.1
202625
Jason Kidd 18.7
+6.6
200380

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 11 seasons more than John Collins in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 20, from 2004 to 2013—he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 818 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.5 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20180
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20190
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20200
Jason Kidd 12.0
+12.0
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.9
202118
Jason Kidd 14.3
+0.4
19984

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 9.4
20225
Jason Kidd 15.0
+5.6
19993

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 11.3
+1.5
20236
Jason Kidd 9.8
20006

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20240
Jason Kidd 14.3
+14.3
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20250
Jason Kidd 19.6
+19.6
200220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP *
20260
Jason Kidd 20.1
+20.1
200320
* season in progress

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 10.0 points in a total of 101 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.3 ppg and his lowest 0.9.