Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 55 | |
| 1995 | 60 | |
| 1996 | 65 | |
| 1997 | 70 | |
| 1998 | 76 | |
| 1999 | 81 | |
| 2000 | 86 | |
| 2001 | 91 | |
| 2002 | 96 | |
| 2003 | 90 | |
| 2004 | 85 | |
| 2005 | 79 | |
| 2006 | 74 | |
| 2007 | 68 | |
| 2008 | 63 | |
| 2009 | 57 | |
| 2010 | 52 | |
| 2011 | 46 | |
| 2012 | 41 | |
| 2013 | 35 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- NBA official records
- Basketball-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jason Kidd ranks #30 in Basketball
Jason Kidd ranks 30th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 152nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 88, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1994–2013 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career assists 12091, nba titles 1, all-star selections 10, olympic gold medals 2.
Immediately ahead sits Karl Malone on 89.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Cynthia Cooper-Dyke on 89.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Jason Kidd GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kidd stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Kidd comparisons
Jason Kidd — frequently asked
- Is Jason Kidd the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jason Kidd ranks 30th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 89.2, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Jason Kidd's GOAT Score?
- 89.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jason Kidd rank all time?
- 152nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 30th within Basketball.
- Jason Kidd vs Karl Malone: who ranks higher?
- Jason Kidd, on 89.2 against Karl Malone's 89.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.