Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has better scoring stats than Jason Kidd in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averages 12 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (24.6 points against 12.6), and he also scored a total of 20,858 points more (38,387 vs. 17,529).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
+12.0
20
Jason Kidd 12.6
19

Total Points

Seasons
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
+20,858
20
Jason Kidd 17,529
19

Scoring Titles

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Jason Kidd 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+11.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,719).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
+11.4
18
Jason Kidd 12.9
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
+3,719
18
Jason Kidd 2,043
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10
+10
Jason Kidd 0

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70
+68
Jason Kidd 2

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 429
+391
Jason Kidd 38

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,122
+897
Jason Kidd 225

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,509
+622
Jason Kidd 887

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,559
+206
Jason Kidd 1,353

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1
Jason Kidd 38
+37

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 9
+9
Jason Kidd 0

30+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 75
+71
Jason Kidd 4

20+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 169
+139
Jason Kidd 30

10+ Point Games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 223
+119
Jason Kidd 104

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
+91
Jason Kidd 146

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0
Jason Kidd 12
+12

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 10.2 18.1 55.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.6 4.3 6.0 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+12.0+5.7+6.9+16.0+1.4+4.1+29.3+2.1+3.2+6.4+1+169
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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 15,837 28,307 55.9 * 1 * 18 * 5.6 6,712 9,304 72.1 20 1,560
difference:+20,858+9,618+12,750+16.0+1,987+5,683+29.3+3,609+5,350+6.4+1+169
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

Notes: Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
* = some years in his career didn't have the stat.

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 9.9 18.7 53.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 4.4 6.0 74.0 18 237
difference:+11.4+5.3+7.0+14.2+1.5+4.6+32.2+2.1+3.0+4.1+1+79
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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 2,356 4,422 53.3 * 0 * 4 * 0.0 1,050 1,419 74.0 18 237
difference:+3,719+1,636+2,579+14.2+236+729+32.2+683+949+4.1+1+79
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

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.8
+17.1
197082
Jason Kidd 11.7
199579

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader31.7
+15.1
1971NBA Champion82
Jason Kidd 16.6
199681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scoring leader34.8
+23.9
197281
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.2
+19.3
197376
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+16.1
197481
Jason Kidd 10.9
199755

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.0
+18.4
197565
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.7
+10.8
197682
Jason Kidd 16.9
199950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
+11.9
197782
Jason Kidd 14.3
200067

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25.8
+8.9
197862
Jason Kidd 16.9
200177

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.8
+9.1
197980
Jason Kidd 14.7
200282

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.8
+6.1
1980NBA Champion82
Jason Kidd 18.7
200380

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.2
+10.7
198180
Jason Kidd 15.5
200467

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.9
+9.5
1982NBA Champion76
Jason Kidd 14.4
200566

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21.8
+8.5
198379
Jason Kidd 13.3
200680

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21.5
+8.5
198480
Jason Kidd 13.0
200780

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.0
+11.2
1985NBA Champion79
Jason Kidd 10.8
200880

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.4
+14.4
198679
Jason Kidd 9.0
200981

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17.5
+7.2
1987NBA Champion78
Jason Kidd 10.3
201080

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14.6
+6.7
1988NBA Champion80
Jason Kidd 7.9
2011NBA Champion80

Season 20

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.1
+3.9
198974
Jason Kidd 6.2
201248

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 1 season more than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the NBA.

In that year—his season 21 in 2013—he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 76 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
+35.2
197010
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.6
+26.6
1971NBA Champion14
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.7
+16.7
197211
Jason Kidd 12.0
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 22.8
+10.8
19736
Jason Kidd 12.0
19975

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 32.2
+20.2
197416
Jason Kidd 12.0
19975

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19750
Jason Kidd 14.3
+14.3
19984

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
DNP
19760
Jason Kidd 15.0
+15.0
19993

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.6
+24.8
197711
Jason Kidd 9.8
20006

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.0
+12.7
19783
Jason Kidd 14.3
20014

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.5
+8.9
19798
Jason Kidd 19.6
200220

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31.9
+11.8
1980NBA Champion15
Jason Kidd 20.1
200320

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.7
+14.1
19813
Jason Kidd 12.6
200411

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20.4
+3.1
1982NBA Champion14
Jason Kidd 17.3
20054

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.1
+15.1
198315
Jason Kidd 12.0
200611

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.9
+9.3
198421
Jason Kidd 14.6
200712

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 21.9
+13.3
1985NBA Champion19
Jason Kidd 8.6
20085

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25.9
+14.5
198614
Jason Kidd 11.4
200910

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19.2
+11.2
1987NBA Champion18
Jason Kidd 8.0
20106

Season 19

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14.1
+4.8
1988NBA Champion24
Jason Kidd 9.3
2011NBA Champion21

Season 20

Points per gameYearGames
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.1
198915
Jason Kidd 11.5
+0.4
20124

Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Jason Kidd played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 0.9 points in a total of 12 games.

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