Gilbert Arenas vs. Jrue Holiday: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jrue Holiday and Gilbert Arenas 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Gilbert Arenas has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Jrue Holiday scored more total points in both stages. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Gilbert Arenas averages 4.9 points more than Jrue Holiday in his 16 seasons (20.7 points against 15.8). On the other hand Jrue Holiday scored a total of 5,020 points more than Gilbert Arenas (16,422 vs. 11,402).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+4.9
11
Jrue Holiday 15.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
11
Jrue Holiday 16,422
+5,020
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Gilbert Arenas has a better career point average than Jrue Holiday (+1.1 points per game) while Jrue Holiday scored more points (+1,022).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+1.1
5
Jrue Holiday 16.0
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
5
Jrue Holiday 1,552
+1,022
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Jrue Holiday 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+2
Jrue Holiday 1

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+26
Jrue Holiday 3

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+87
Jrue Holiday 41

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
Jrue Holiday 314
+16

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
Jrue Holiday 821
+370

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
Jrue Holiday 1,029
+492

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
+7
Jrue Holiday 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
Jrue Holiday 1

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+4
Jrue Holiday 3

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
Jrue Holiday 26
+11

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
Jrue Holiday 83
+65

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Jrue Holiday 97
+71

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+5
Jrue Holiday 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Gilbert Arenas 20.7 6.7 16.0 42.1 2.0 5.6 35.1 5.2 6.5 80.3 11 552
difference:+4.9+0.5+2.6+4.1+0.5+1.5+1.9+3.3+4.1+1.5+5+485
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
Gilbert Arenas 11,402 3,722 8,850 42.1 1,079 3,077 35.1 2,879 3,584 80.3 11 552
difference:+5,020+2,712+5,078+4.1+495+1,182+1.9+899+1,071+1.5+5+485
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
Gilbert Arenas 17.1 5.5 13.5 41.0 1.5 4.9 30.5 4.5 5.9 76.9 5 31
difference:+1.1+0.7+0.8+2.3+0.3+0.3+3.9+2.6+3.5+2.0+4+66
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
Gilbert Arenas 530 172 420 41.0 46 151 30.5 140 182 76.9 5 31
difference:+1,022+428+968+2.3+126+349+3.9+40+46+2.0+4+66
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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
+2.9
200247
Jrue Holiday 8.0
201073

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+4.3
200382
Jrue Holiday 14.0
201182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
+6.1
200455
Jrue Holiday 13.5
201265

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+7.8
200580
Jrue Holiday 17.7
201378

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+15.0
200680
Jrue Holiday 14.3
201434

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+13.6
200774
Jrue Holiday 14.8
201540

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
+2.6
200813
Jrue Holiday 16.8
201665

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
20092
Jrue Holiday 15.4
+2.4
201767

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 22.6
+3.6
201032
Jrue Holiday 19.0
201881

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
Jrue Holiday 21.2
+10.4
201967

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 4.2
201217
Jrue Holiday 19.1
+14.9
202061

Jrue Holiday's additional seasons:

* Jrue Holiday played 5 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 16, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 15.8 points in a total of 324 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.3 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20100

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Jrue Holiday 14.2
+14.2
20115

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Jrue Holiday 15.8
+15.8
201213

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+23.6
200510
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20130

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+34.0
20066
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Jrue Holiday 6.3
+6.3
20153

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
+10.8
20084
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20100
Jrue Holiday 23.7
+23.7
20189

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
+8.6
20115
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20190

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 0.7
+0.7
20126
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20200

Jrue Holiday's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Jrue Holiday played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 67 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.1 ppg and his lowest 9.5.

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