Luka Doncic vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and Luka Doncic 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.
Luka Doncic 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 Luka Doncic has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Jason Kidd scored more total points in both stages. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Luka Doncic averages 16 points more than Jason Kidd in his 19 seasons (28.6 points against 12.6). On the other hand Jason Kidd scored a total of 4,651 points more than Luka Doncic (17,529 vs. 12,878).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Luka Doncic | 28.6 | +16.0 | 7 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.6 | 19 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Luka Doncic | 12,878 | 7 | |
| Jason Kidd | 17,529 | +4,651 | 19 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Luka Doncic | 1 |  +1 |
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Luka Doncic has a better career point average than Jason Kidd (+18 points per game) while Jason Kidd scored more points (+346).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | +18.0 | 5 |
| Jason Kidd | 12.9 | 17 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | 5 | |
| Jason Kidd | 2,043 | +346 | 17 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 2 | +2 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 7 | +7 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 381 | +156 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 225 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 444 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 887 | +443 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 449 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 1,353 | +904 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 38 | +37 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 8 | +8 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 50 | +20 | ||
| Jason Kidd | 30 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 104 | +49 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 146 | +91 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 0 | |||
| Jason Kidd | 12 | +12 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 28.6 | 9.7 | 20.7 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 35.0 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 75.1 | 7 | 450 |
| difference: | +16.0 | +5.2 | +9.5 | +6.8 | +1.7 | +4.7 | +0.1 | +4.0 | +5.4 | +3.4 | +12 | +941 |
| 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 | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 12,878 | 4,359 | 9,321 | 46.8 | 1,378 | 3,938 | 35.0 | 2,782 | 3,704 | 75.1 | 7 | 450 |
| difference: | +4,651 | +1,860 | +6,236 | +6.8 | +610 | +1,763 | +0.1 | +321 | +250 | +3.4 | +12 | +941 |
| 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 | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | 10.8 | 23.3 | 46.1 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 34.7 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
| difference: | +18.0 | +6.2 | +11.6 | +7.0 | +1.8 | +4.9 | +2.5 | +3.7 | +5.2 | +4.4 | +12 | +103 |
| 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 | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | 592 | 1,284 | 46.1 | 182 | 525 | 34.7 | 331 | 449 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
| difference: | +346 | +128 | +559 | +7.0 | +54 | +208 | +2.5 | +36 | +21 | +4.4 | +12 | +103 |
| 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 13 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 20, from 2001 to 2013—he averaged 12.2 points in a total of 977 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 | |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1995 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Luka Doncic | 31.0 | +31.0 | 2020 | 6 |
| Jason Kidd | - | DNP | 1996 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Jason Kidd | 14.3 | +14.3 | 1998 | 4 |
Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in 13 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 140 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.1 ppg and his lowest 0.9. |