Jrue Holiday vs. Jeremy Lin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jeremy Lin and Jrue Holiday, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jrue Holiday played 17 years in the NBA, 8 more than Jeremy Lin, who played 9. Jrue Holiday had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Jeremy Lin had his rookie season in 2010-11. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jrue Holiday 17 9 2009-10 to 2025-26
Jeremy Lin 9 4 2010-11 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jrue Holiday Jeremy Lin
Season 2009-102010-11
Team Philadelphia 76ersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 73 24.2 8.0 0.8 1.8 2.6 3.8 1.1 0.2 2.1 2.1 3.2 7.1 .442 0.8 2.2 .390 0.9 1.2 .756
difference:+44+14.4+5.4+0.4+1.0+1.4+2.4+0.1-1.5-1.0+2.2+4.6+.053+0.8+2.0+.190+0.2+0.3+.004
Jeremy Lin 29 9.8 2.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.0 2.5 .389 0.0 0.2 .200 0.7 0.9 .760
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jrue Holiday nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Jrue Holiday Jeremy Lin
Season 2010-112011-12
Team Philadelphia 76ersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 82 35.4 14.0 0.8 3.2 4.0 6.5 1.5 0.4 2.7 2.5 5.4 12.2 .446 1.0 2.7 .365 2.1 2.5 .823
difference:+47+8.5+0.6+0.3+0.7+0.9+0.3+0.1+0.1-0.9-0.3+0.5+1.3+0.3+0.6+.045+2.1+2.7+.025
Jeremy Lin 35 26.9 14.6 0.5 2.5 3.1 6.2 1.6 0.3 3.6 2.2 4.9 10.9 .446 0.7 2.1 .320 4.2 5.2 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 5 37.6 14.2 0.6 3.2 3.8 5.6 2.0 0.4 2.2 2.0 4.8 11.6 .414 2.2 4.2 .524 2.4 3.0 .800
Jeremy Lin DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Jrue Holiday Jeremy Lin
Season 2011-122012-13
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 65 33.8 13.5 0.9 2.4 3.3 4.5 1.6 0.3 2.1 2.1 5.5 12.8 .432 1.0 2.6 .380 1.4 1.8 .783
difference:+17+1.6+0.1+0.5+0.2+0.3+1.6+0.1-0.8-0.4+0.7+1.9+.009+0.1+0.5+.041+1.2+1.6+.002
Jeremy Lin 82 32.2 13.4 0.4 2.6 3.0 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.9 2.5 4.8 10.9 .441 1.1 3.1 .339 2.6 3.4 .785
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 13 38.0 15.8 1.3 3.4 4.7 5.2 1.5 0.6 2.0 1.8 5.7 13.8 .413 1.5 3.8 .408 2.9 3.4 .864
difference:+9+17.0+11.8+1.3+1.4+2.7+3.2+1.0+0.3-0.5+4.2+7.8+.163+1.0+0.8+.241+2.4+2.9+.136
Jeremy Lin 4 21.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.3 1.5 6.0 .250 0.5 3.0 .167 0.5 0.5 1.000

Season 4

Jrue Holiday Jeremy Lin
Season 2012-132013-14
Team Philadelphia 76ersHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 78 37.5 17.7 1.1 3.1 4.2 8.0 1.6 0.4 3.7 2.2 7.1 16.5 .431 1.2 3.2 .368 2.3 3.1 .752
difference:+7+8.6+5.2+0.6+0.9+1.6+3.9+0.6-1.2-0.1+2.9+7.2+.015+.010+0.8+0.6+.071
Jeremy Lin 71 28.9 12.5 0.5 2.2 2.6 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.5 2.3 4.2 9.3 .446 1.2 3.2 .358 3.1 3.7 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday DNP------ --- ----------
Jeremy Lin 6 29.5 11.3 1.2 2.5 3.7 4.3 0.5 0.2 2.2 2.5 4.2 10.2 .410 0.8 3.8 .217 2.2 2.7 .813

Season 5

Jrue Holiday Jeremy Lin
Season 2013-142014-15
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 34 33.6 14.3 0.8 3.4 4.2 7.9 1.6 0.4 3.1 2.7 6.0 13.4 .447 0.9 2.3 .390 1.5 1.9 .810
difference:+40+7.8+3.1+0.4+1.1+1.6+3.3+0.5-0.9-0.1+2.3+4.6+.023+0.1+.021+1.4+1.7+.015
Jeremy Lin 74 25.8 11.2 0.4 2.3 2.6 4.6 1.1 0.4 2.2 2.6 3.7 8.8 .424 0.9 2.4 .369 2.9 3.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jrue Holiday nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6

Jrue Holiday Jeremy Lin
Season 2014-152015-16
Team New Orleans PelicansCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 40 32.6 14.8 0.8 2.6 3.4 6.9 1.6 0.6 2.3 2.8 6.0 13.4 .446 1.3 3.4 .378 1.6 1.9 .855
difference:+38+6.3+3.1+0.3+0.1+0.2+3.9+0.9+0.1-0.4-0.7+2.2+4.1+.034+0.3+0.5+.042+1.5+1.8+.040
Jeremy Lin 78 26.3 11.7 0.5 2.7 3.2 3.0 0.7 0.5 1.9 2.1 3.8 9.3 .412 1.0 2.9 .336 3.1 3.7 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 3 18.3 6.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 4.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 1.0 2.3 6.3 .368 0.3 1.3 .250 1.3 1.3 1.000
difference:+4+8.7+6.1+0.3+1.6+1.3+1.7+0.3-0.1-2.0+1.4+2.7+.045+0.1+0.7+.036+3.3+4.3+.179
Jeremy Lin 7 27.0 12.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 2.6 0.7 0.0 1.6 3.0 3.7 9.0 .413 0.4 2.0 .214 4.6 5.6 .821

Season 7

Jrue Holiday Jeremy Lin
Season 2015-162016-17
Team New Orleans PelicansBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 65 28.2 16.8 0.4 2.6 3.0 6.0 1.4 0.3 2.6 2.3 6.3 14.4 .439 1.3 4.0 .336 2.8 3.3 .843
difference:+29+3.7+2.3+0.1+0.8+0.8+0.9+0.2+0.1-0.2-0.1+1.4+3.3+.001+0.3+0.3+.036+0.4+0.6+.027
Jeremy Lin 36 24.5 14.5 0.3 3.4 3.8 5.1 1.2 0.4 2.4 2.2 4.9 11.1 .438 1.6 4.3 .372 3.2 3.9 .816
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jrue Holiday nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 7

Season 8

Jrue Holiday Jeremy Lin
Season 2016-172017-18
Team New Orleans PelicansBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 67 32.7 15.4 0.7 3.3 3.9 7.3 1.5 0.7 2.9 2.0 6.0 13.3 .454 1.5 4.2 .356 1.8 2.5 .708
difference:+66+7.7+2.6+0.7+3.3+3.9+3.3+1.5+0.7-0.1-1.0+1.0+1.3+.037+0.5+2.2+.144+5.2+4.5+.292
Jeremy Lin 1 25.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 12.0 .417 1.0 2.0 .500 7.0 7.0 1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jrue Holiday nor Jeremy Lin played in the postseason in their season 8

Season 9

Jrue Holiday Jeremy Lin
Season 2017-182018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansAtlanta Hawks, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 81 36.1 19.0 0.8 3.7 4.5 6.0 1.5 0.8 2.6 2.5 7.6 15.4 .494 1.5 4.4 .337 2.3 2.9 .786
difference:+7+16.7+9.4+0.5+1.6+2.1+2.9+0.9+0.6-0.9-0.6+4.4+8.1+.054+0.8+1.9+.043+0.1+0.1+.052
Jeremy Lin 74 19.4 9.6 0.3 2.1 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 1.9 3.2 7.3 .440 0.7 2.5 .294 2.4 2.8 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jrue Holiday 9 38.7 23.7 1.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 1.1 0.6 2.6 2.4 9.8 18.9 .518 1.8 5.6 .320 2.3 3.3 .700
difference:+1+35.3+22.6+1.0+4.3+5.3+5.8+1.0+0.6-2.0-2.1+9.5+17.8+.296+1.7+5.3+.180+1.8+2.8+.300
Jeremy Lin 8 3.4 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.1 .222 0.1 0.3 .500 0.5 0.5 1.000

Additional Years

* Jrue Holiday played 8 seasons more than Jeremy Lin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2019 to 2026—Jrue Holiday played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships.

In those 8 extra years over Jeremy Lin, Jrue Holiday got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 1 All-Star Game