Carmelo Anthony vs. Jrue Holiday: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jrue Holiday and Carmelo Anthony 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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Carmelo Anthony is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jrue Holiday.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Carmelo Anthony has better scoring stats than Jrue Holiday in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 6.7 points more than Jrue Holiday in his 16 seasons (22.5 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 11,867 points more (28,289 vs. 16,422).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +6.7 | 19 |
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | +11,867 | 19 |
| Jrue Holiday | 16,422 | 16 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 |  +1 |
| Jrue Holiday | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than Jrue Holiday (+7.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+362).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | +7.1 | 13 |
| Jrue Holiday | 16.0 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | +362 | 13 |
| Jrue Holiday | 1,552 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 796 | +482 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 314 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,162 | +341 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 821 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,257 | +228 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 1,029 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 3 | |||
| Jrue Holiday | 8 | +5 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 54 | +28 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 26 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 77 | |||
| Jrue Holiday | 83 | +6 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 83 | |||
| Jrue Holiday | 97 | +14 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 0 | |||
| Jrue Holiday | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 44.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.5 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 81.4 | 19 | 1,260 |
| difference: | +6.7 | +1.8 | +4.6 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +3.1 | +3.8 | +2.6 | +3 | +223 |
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | 6.2 | 13.4 | 46.2 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 37.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 78.8 | 16 | 1,037 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 28,289 | 10,119 | 22,643 | 44.7 | 1,731 | 4,873 | 35.5 | 6,320 | 7,764 | 81.4 | 19 | 1,260 |
| difference: | +11,867 | +3,685 | +8,715 | +1.5 | +157 | +614 | +1.5 | +4,340 | +5,251 | +2.6 | +3 | +223 |
| Jrue Holiday | 16,422 | 6,434 | 13,928 | 46.2 | 1,574 | 4,259 | 37.0 | 1,980 | 2,513 | 78.8 | 16 | 1,037 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 23.1 | 8.1 | 19.4 | 41.4 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 32.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.6 | 13 | 83 |
| difference: | +7.1 | +1.9 | +5.1 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +3.8 | +4.5 | +3.7 | +4 | +14 |
| Jrue Holiday | 16.0 | 6.2 | 14.3 | 43.2 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 34.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 78.9 | 9 | 97 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 1,914 | 669 | 1,614 | 41.4 | 101 | 312 | 32.4 | 475 | 575 | 82.6 | 13 | 83 |
| difference: | +362 | +69 | +226 | +1.8 | +71 | +188 | +2.0 | +295 | +347 | +3.7 | +4 | +14 |
| Jrue Holiday | 1,552 | 600 | 1,388 | 43.2 | 172 | 500 | 34.4 | 180 | 228 | 78.9 | 9 | 97 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons: | ||||
* Carmelo Anthony played 3 seasons more than Jrue Holiday in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 19, from 2020 to 2022—he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 196 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.4 ppg and his lowest 13.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2004 | 4 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2007 | 5 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 22.5 | +22.5 | 2008 | 4 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 30.7 | +30.7 | 2010 | 6 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26.0 | +26.0 | 2011 | 4 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 28.8 | +28.8 | 2013 | 12 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2021 | 23 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 19.1 | +19.1 | 2022 | 12 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2023 | 5 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Carmelo Anthony | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 9.5 | +9.5 | 2025 | 8 |
Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.2 ppg and his lowest 12.3. |