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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Jason Kidd
Career at a glance
Jason Kidd played 19 NBA regular seasons between 1994 and 2013, appearing in 1,391 games and averaging 12.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game. He played for 4 teams: Dallas (8 seasons between 1994 and 2012, 500 games), Phoenix (1996–01, 309 games), New Jersey (2001–08, 506 games), New York (2012–13, 76 games). His best scoring season was 2002–03 with New Jersey: 18.7 points per game over 80 games.
He rebounded best in 2006–07 at 8.2 per game. The season table marks him as the league leader in assists 5 times. Championship season: 2010–11 (Dallas).
In the playoffs he appeared in 17 postseason runs (158 games, 12.9 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 17,500 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total). Among the 404 players with at least 200 NBA games profiled on whynba, Kidd ranks No. 8 in assists per game.
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Jason Kidd
Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, Kidd was a 10-time NBA All-Star, a six-time All-NBA Team member, and a nine-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. He won an NBA championship in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks and was a two-time gold medal winner in the Olympics with the U.S. national team in 2000 and 2008. He has been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame twice: in 2018 for his individual career, and in 2025 as a member of the Redeem Team. In 2021, Kidd was honored as one of the league's greatest players by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
Kidd played college basketball for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1994 NBA draft as the second overall pick. He was named co-NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season with the Mavericks, along with Grant Hill. Then, from 1996 to 2001, Kidd played for the Phoenix Suns and later for the New Jersey Nets from 2001 to 2008. He led the Nets to two consecutive NBA Finals appearances in 2002 and 2003. In the middle of the 2007–08 season, Kidd was traded back to Dallas. At age 38, Kidd won his only NBA championship when Dallas defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals. He finished his playing career in 2013 with the New York Knicks.
Kidd's ability to pass and rebound made him a regular triple-double threat. Upon his retirement, he ranked third in NBA history for career regular season triple-doubles with 107 and third in career playoff triple-doubles with 11. As of 2025, he ranks third on both the NBA all-time list in career assists and the NBA all-time list in career steals.
- Born
- March 23, 1973 (age 53) San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
- Listed weight
- 210 lb (95 kg)
- Position
- Point guard
- High school
- St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda, California)
- College
- California (1992–1994)
- NBA draft
- 1994: 1st round, 2nd overall pick
- Playing career
- 1994–2013
Career highlights and awards
- NBA champion (2011)
- 10× NBA All-Star (1996, 1998, 2000–2004, 2007, 2008, 2010)
- 5× All-NBA First Team (1999–2002, 2004)
- All-NBA Second Team (2003)
- 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1999, 2001, 2002, 2006)
- 5× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2000, 2003–2005, 2007)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1995)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1995)
- 5× NBA assists leader (1999–2001, 2003, 2004)
- USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2007)
- NBA 75th Anniversary Team
- No. 5 retired by Brooklyn Nets
- Consensus first-team All-American (1994)
- USBWA National Freshman of the Year (1993)
- NCAA assists leader (1994)
- NCAA steals leader (1993)
- Pac-10 Player of the Year (1994)
- Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (1993)
- No. 5 retired by California Golden Bears
- National high school player of the year (1992)
- McDonald's All-American (1992)
- 2× First-team Parade All-American (1991, 1992)
- 2× California Mr. Basketball (1991, 1992)
- NBA champion (2020)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Dallas | 79 | 79 | 33.8 | .385 | .272 | .698 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 1.9 | .3 | 11.7 |
| 1995–96 | Dallas | 81 | 81 | 37.5 | .381 | .336 | .692 | 6.8 | 9.7 | 2.2 | .3 | 16.6 |
| 1996–97 | Dallas | 22 | 22 | 36.0 | .369 | .323 | .667 | 4.1 | 9.1 | 2.0 | .4 | 9.9 |
| 1996–97 | Phoenix | 33 | 23 | 35.5 | .423 | .400 | .688 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 2.4 | .4 | 11.6 |
| 1997–98 | Phoenix | 82* | 82* | 38.0 | .416 | .313 | .799 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 2.0 | .3 | 11.6 |
| 1998–99 | Phoenix | 50* | 50* | 41.2 | .444 | .366 | .757 | 6.8 | 10.8* | 2.3 | .4 | 16.9 |
| 1999–00 | Phoenix | 67 | 67 | 39.0 | .409 | .337 | .829 | 7.2 | 10.1* | 2.0 | .4 | 14.3 |
| 2000–01 | Phoenix | 77 | 76 | 39.8 | .411 | .297 | .814 | 6.4 | 9.8* | 2.2 | .3 | 16.9 |
| 2001–02 | New Jersey | 82 | 82 | 37.3 | .391 | .321 | .814 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 2.1 | .2 | 14.7 |
| 2002–03 | New Jersey | 80 | 80 | 37.4 | .414 | .341 | .841 | 6.3 | 8.9* | 2.2 | .3 | 18.7 |
| 2003–04 | New Jersey | 67 | 66 | 36.6 | .384 | .321 | .827 | 6.4 | 9.2* | 1.8 | .2 | 15.5 |
| 2004–05 | New Jersey | 66 | 65 | 36.9 | .398 | .360 | .740 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 1.9 | .1 | 14.4 |
| 2005–06 | New Jersey | 80 | 80 | 37.2 | .404 | .352 | .795 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 1.9 | .4 | 13.3 |
| 2006–07 | New Jersey | 80 | 80 | 36.7 | .406 | .343 | .778 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 1.6 | .3 | 13.0 |
| 2007–08 | New Jersey | 51 | 51 | 37.2 | .366 | .356 | .820 | 8.1 | 10.4 | 1.5 | .3 | 11.3 |
| 2007–08 | Dallas | 29 | 29 | 34.9 | .426 | .461 | .815 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 2.1 | .4 | 9.9 |
| 2008–09 | Dallas | 81 | 81 | 35.6 | .416 | .406 | .819 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 2.0 | .5 | 9.0 |
| 2009–10 | Dallas | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | .423 | .425 | .808 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 1.8 | .4 | 10.3 |
| 2010–11† | Dallas | 80 | 80 | 33.2 | .361 | .340 | .870 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 1.7 | .4 | 7.9 |
| 2011–12 | Dallas | 48 | 48 | 28.7 | .363 | .354 | .786 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 1.7 | .2 | 6.2 |
| 2012–13 | New York | 76 | 48 | 26.9 | .372 | .351 | .833 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .3 | 6.0 |
| Career | 1,391 | 1,350 | 36.0 | .400 | .349 | .785 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 1.9 | .3 | 12.6 | |
| All-Star | 9 | 5 | 23.2 | .525 | .478 | .833 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 2.7 | .0 | 6.4 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 41.4 | .396 | .364 | .526 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 2.2 | .4 | 12.0 |
| 1998 | Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 42.8 | .379 | .000 | .813 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 4.0 | .5 | 14.3 |
| 1999 | Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 42.0 | .419 | .250 | .714 | 2.3 | 10.3 | 1.7 | .3 | 15.0 |
| 2000 | Phoenix | 6 | 6 | 38.2 | .400 | .364 | .778 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 1.8 | .2 | 9.8 |
| 2001 | Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 41.5 | .319 | .235 | .750 | 6.0 | 13.3 | 2.0 | .0 | 14.3 |
| 2002 | New Jersey | 20 | 20 | 40.2 | .415 | .189 | .808 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 1.7 | .4 | 19.6 |
| 2003 | New Jersey | 20 | 20 | 42.6 | .402 | .327 | .825 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 1.8 | .2 | 20.1 |
| 2004 | New Jersey | 11 | 11 | 43.1 | .333 | .208 | .811 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 2.3 | .5 | 12.6 |
| 2005 | New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 45.5 | .388 | .367 | .545 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 2.5 | .0 | 17.3 |
| 2006 | New Jersey | 11 | 11 | 40.9 | .371 | .300 | .826 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 1.5 | .2 | 12.0 |
| 2007 | New Jersey | 12 | 12 | 40.3 | .432 | .420 | .520 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 1.8 | .4 | 14.6 |
| 2008 | Dallas | 5 | 5 | 36.0 | .421 | .462 | .625 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 1.4 | .4 | 8.6 |
| 2009 | Dallas | 10 | 10 | 38.6 | .458 | .447 | .850 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 2.2 | .3 | 11.4 |
| 2010 | Dallas | 6 | 6 | 40.5 | .304 | .321 | .917 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 2.3 | .2 | 8.0 |
| 2011† | Dallas | 21 | 21 | 35.4 | .398 | .374 | .800 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 1.9 | .5 | 9.3 |
| 2012 | Dallas | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | .341 | .346 | .900 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | .3 | 11.5 |
| 2013 | New York | 12 | 0 | 20.6 | .120 | .176 | 1.000 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .9 |
| Career | 158 | 146 | 38.5 | .391 | .322 | .781 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 1.9 | .3 | 12.9 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | California | 29 | 28 | 31.8 | .463 | .286 | .657 | 4.9 | 7.7* | 3.8* | .3 | 13.0 |
| 1993–94 | California | 30 | 29 | 35.1 | .472 | .362 | .692 | 6.9 | 9.1* | 3.1* | .3 | 16.7 |
| Career | 59 | 57 | 33.5 | .468 | .333 | .677 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 3.5 | .3 | 14.9 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 4″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Position
- Point guard
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1994
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 2
Height, Weight, Position, Country, Draft year, Draft pick: blank in the NBA.com profile, filled from the Wikipedia infobox credited in the About section above.
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