Jalen Brunson vs. Jrue Holiday: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jrue Holiday and Jalen Brunson 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 Jalen Brunson has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Jrue Holiday scored more points in the regular season. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 2.4 points more than Jrue Holiday in his 17 seasons (18.2 points against 15.8). On the other hand Jrue Holiday scored a total of 7,554 points more than Jalen Brunson (16,531 vs. 8,977).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 18.2
+2.4
8
Jrue Holiday 15.8
17

Total Points

Seasons
Jalen Brunson 8,977
8
Jrue Holiday 16,531
+7,554
17

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Jrue Holiday (+9.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+149).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 25.4
+9.4
5
Jrue Holiday 16.0
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Jalen Brunson 1,701
+149
5
Jrue Holiday 1,552
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 1
+1
Jrue Holiday 0

50+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 3
+2
Jrue Holiday 1

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 18
+15
Jrue Holiday 3

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 81
+40
Jrue Holiday 41

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 207
Jrue Holiday 317
+110

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 378
Jrue Holiday 827
+449

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 479
Jrue Holiday 1,035
+556

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 13
+5
Jrue Holiday 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 9
+8
Jrue Holiday 1

30+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 24
+21
Jrue Holiday 3

20+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 48
+22
Jrue Holiday 26

10+ Point Games

Jalen Brunson 61
Jrue Holiday 83
+22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jalen Brunson 67
Jrue Holiday 97
+30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jalen Brunson 0
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
Jalen Brunson 18.2 6.7 13.7 48.9 1.6 4.1 38.8 3.2 3.9 82.3 8 492
difference:+2.4+0.5+0.3+2.7+0.1+1.8+1.3+1.5+3.5+9+551
Jrue Holiday 15.8 6.2 13.4 46.2 1.5 4.1 37.0 1.9 2.4 78.8 17 1,043

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Brunson 8,977 3,296 6,745 48.9 791 2,038 38.8 1,594 1,936 82.3 8 492
difference:+7,554+3,179+7,268+2.7+798+2,262+1.8+398+592+3.5+9+551
Jrue Holiday 16,531 6,475 14,013 46.2 1,589 4,300 37.0 1,992 2,528 78.8 17 1,043

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jalen Brunson 25.4 9.0 19.7 46.0 2.0 5.8 34.2 5.3 6.4 82.6 5 67
difference:+9.4+2.8+5.4+2.8+0.2+0.6+0.2+3.4+4.0+3.7+4+30
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
Jalen Brunson 1,701 606 1,318 46.0 132 386 34.2 357 432 82.6 5 67
difference:+149+6+70+2.8+40+114+0.2+177+204+3.7+4+30
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
Jalen Brunson 9.3
+1.3
201973
Jrue Holiday 8.0
201073

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.2
202057
Jrue Holiday 14.0
+5.8
201182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 12.6
202168
Jrue Holiday 13.5
+0.9
201265

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 16.3
202279
Jrue Holiday 17.7
+1.4
201378

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 24.0
+9.7
202368
Jrue Holiday 14.3
201434

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 28.7
+13.9
202477
Jrue Holiday 14.8
201540

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 26.0
+9.2
202565
Jrue Holiday 16.8
201665

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 31.2
+15.8
20265
Jrue Holiday 15.4
201767

Jrue Holiday's additional seasons:

* Jrue Holiday played 9 seasons more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2018 to 2026—he averaged 17.3 points in a total of 539 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20190
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20100

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP
20200
Jrue Holiday 14.2
+14.2
20115

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 8.0
20217
Jrue Holiday 15.8
+7.8
201213

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 21.6
+21.6
202218
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20130

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 27.8
+27.8
202311
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 32.4
+26.1
202413
Jrue Holiday 6.3
20153

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson 29.4
+29.4
202518
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20160

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jalen Brunson -
DNP *
20260
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20170
* season in progress

Jrue Holiday's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Jrue Holiday played in 6 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 76 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.7 ppg and his lowest 9.5.

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