Jason Kidd easily is top five when it comes to great players
who couldn’t shoot.
In a game that’s increasingly moved toward smaller players
being able to bomb away from the outside, Kidd lasted 19 years in the NBA even
though he was just a 40 percent shooter. He was part of 17 playoff teams,
played in three NBA finals and won one championship despite the fact he shot
just 39 percent in the postseason. He won his MVP in 2001-2002, his first year
in New Jersey, despite shooting just 39.1 percent for the season.
To be able to stick around while being deficient at perhaps
the most important basketball skill, you have to do everything else well. Kidd
is one of the best rebounding point guards ever, averaging 5.0 rebounds per
game over his career and topping 7.0 rebounds per game six times. He led the
league in assists five times. He was remarkable in the 2007 playoffs for New Jersey,
averaging 10.9 rebounds and 10.9 assists in 12 postseason games. He averaged
more than two steals per game 12 times and was picked for nine NBA all-defense
teams.
Despite those stats, Kidd didn’t excel in PER. He only had two
regular seasons and two postseason runs above 20.0. He also only had two
seasons above 10.0 win shares. Where he did excel was Boxscore +/- and VORP. He
ranks 28th all time in career Box +/-, ahead of Kobe Bryant and John
Stockton. He led the NBA once in VORP (value over replacement player) and ranks
11th all-time in career VORP, ahead of a number of all-time greats,
including Magic Johnson, Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler.
It’s his strong box +/- and VORP scores that explain how
Kidd was such a winner. After missing the playoffs his first two seasons in
Dallas, Kidd’s teams would qualify for the post season every year for the rest
of his career. His teams won 59 percent of their regular season games and 50 percent
of their playoff games. The fact he was such a consistent winner and durable
player for so long drove him up the rankings. He had 10 seasons where he played
80 or more games and he didn’t miss a game in the 1998-1999 strike season.
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Jason Kidd
bio info
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Career
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1994-2013
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Games
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1,391
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Points
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12.6
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Rebounds
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6.3
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Assists
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8.7
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FG Pct.
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40.0%
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All-Star games
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10
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NBA MVPs
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0
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NBA Titles
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1
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Playoff seasons
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17
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Playoff games
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158
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Points
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12.9
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Rebounds
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6.7
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Assists
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8.0
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FG Pct.
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39.1%
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Hall of Fame
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2018
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Top 100
rankings
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Points
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Top 100 ranking
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1-year
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328.74
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54th
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5-year
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1,389.03
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63rd
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10-year
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2,463.68
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51st
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Career
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3,881.31
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24th
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Jason Kidd
at his peak
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2001-2002
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Kidd
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Top 5
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Points
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PER
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19.1
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25.98
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Win Shares
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8.9
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14.17
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Box +/-
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5.1
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6.75
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VORP
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5.4
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6.63
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Total Advanced Stats
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38.5
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53.52
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71.93
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Playoff PER
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21.7
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26.96
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Win Shares
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2.3
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2.64
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Box +/-
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6.9
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7.39
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VORP
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1.8
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1.48
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Total Advanced Stats
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32.7
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38.47
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85.00
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Reg. Season Win %
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63.41
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63.41
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Playoff Win %
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55.00
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55.00
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MVP Voting (75 points)
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897/1,260
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53.39
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Playoff MVP (25 points)
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0
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0
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Total Score
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328.74
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Kidd’s 10 greatest seasons
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2001-2002
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328.74
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2002-2003
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285.24
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2010-2011
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262.18
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2006-2007
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261.15
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2003-2004
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251.72
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2005-2006
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228.70
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2008-2009
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219.47
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2000-2001
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212.33
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2009-2010
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207.57
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1999-2000
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206.59
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Career winning
percentage
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W
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L
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Pct.
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Regular Season
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812
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579
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58.59%
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Playoffs
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79
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79
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50.00%
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