Rudy Gobert vs. Jason Kidd: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jason Kidd and Rudy Gobert 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 they have the same scoring average in the regular season (rounded to one decimal). 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.

Note: on this page, the numbers used to compare per game stats are rounded to one decimal.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

Rudy Gobert and Jason Kidd are tied in points per game (rounded to one decimal) with and average of 12.6 points but Jason Kidd scored a total of 6,780 points more than Rudy Gobert (17,529 vs. 10,749).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 12.6
13
Jason Kidd 12.6
19

Total Points

Seasons
Rudy Gobert 10,749
13
Jason Kidd 17,529
+6,780
19

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jason Kidd has a better career point average than Rudy Gobert (+0.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,012).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 12.3
9
Jason Kidd 12.9
+0.6
17

Total Points

Playoffs
Rudy Gobert 1,031
9
Jason Kidd 2,043
+1,012
17

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Jason Kidd 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 2
Jason Kidd 38
+36

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 110
Jason Kidd 225
+115

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 587
Jason Kidd 887
+300

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 834
Jason Kidd 1,353
+519

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 20
Jason Kidd 38
+18

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 0
Jason Kidd 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 6
Jason Kidd 30
+24

10+ Point Games

Rudy Gobert 59
Jason Kidd 104
+45

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Rudy Gobert 83
Jason Kidd 146
+63

0 Point Games (games without points)

Rudy Gobert 1
Jason Kidd 12
+11

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 63.9 13 854
difference:+0.2+4.0+25.9+1.4+4.1+34.9+1.0+2.2+14.6+6+537
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
Rudy Gobert 10,749 4,023 6,111 65.8 0 17 0.0 2,703 4,231 63.9 13 854
difference:+6,780+2,196+9,446+25.9+1,988+5,684+34.9+400+277+14.6+6+537
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
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84
difference:+0.6+0.1+4.6+25.0+1.5+4.6+32.2+0.9+2.2+17.3+8+74
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
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84
difference:+1,012+338+1,247+25.0+236+732+32.2+100+31+17.3+8+74
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
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445
Jason Kidd 11.7
+9.4
199579

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582
Jason Kidd 16.6
+8.2
199681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661
Jason Kidd 10.9
+1.8
199755

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
+2.4
201781
Jason Kidd 11.6
199882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856
Jason Kidd 16.9
+3.4
199950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.9
+1.6
201981
Jason Kidd 14.3
200067

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068
Jason Kidd 16.9
+1.8
200177

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.3
202171
Jason Kidd 14.7
+0.4
200282

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.6
202266
Jason Kidd 18.7
+3.1
200380

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.4
202370
Jason Kidd 15.5
+2.1
200467

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.0
202476
Jason Kidd 14.4
+0.4
200566

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
202572
Jason Kidd 13.3
+1.3
200680

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
202625
Jason Kidd 13.0
+1.4
200780

Jason Kidd's additional seasons:

* Jason Kidd played 6 seasons more than Rudy Gobert in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 19, from 2008 to 2013—he averaged 8.6 points in a total of 445 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 10.8 ppg and his lowest 6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150
Jason Kidd -
DNP
19960

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160
Jason Kidd 12.0
+12.0
19975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.6
20179
Jason Kidd 14.3
+2.7
19984

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 13.2
201811
Jason Kidd 15.0
+1.8
19993

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+1.4
20195
Jason Kidd 9.8
20006

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+2.6
20207
Jason Kidd 14.3
20014

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 14.7
202111
Jason Kidd 19.6
+4.9
200220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.0
20226
Jason Kidd 20.1
+8.1
200320

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 15.0
+2.4
20235
Jason Kidd 12.6
200411

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 12.1
202415
Jason Kidd 17.3
+5.2
20054

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert 7.9
202515
Jason Kidd 12.0
+4.1
200611

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Rudy Gobert -
DNP *
20260
Jason Kidd 14.6
+14.6
200712
* season in progress

Jason Kidd's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Jason Kidd played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 7.9 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 0.9.