Jimmy Butler vs. Jrue Holiday: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jrue Holiday and Jimmy Butler 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jimmy Butler 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.
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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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Jimmy Butler averages 2.5 points more than Jrue Holiday in his 17 seasons (18.3 points against 15.8). On the other hand Jrue Holiday scored a total of 300 points more than Jimmy Butler (16,622 vs. 16,322).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | +2.5 | 15 |
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | 17 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,322 | 15 | |
| Jrue Holiday | 16,622 | +300 | 17 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jimmy Butler has a better career point average than Jrue Holiday (+5.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,193).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | +5.1 | 12 |
| Jrue Holiday | 16.0 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | +1,193 | 12 |
| Jrue Holiday | 1,552 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 412 | +94 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 318 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 732 | |||
| Jrue Holiday | 832 | +100 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 866 | |||
| Jrue Holiday | 1,041 | +175 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 25 | +17 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 8 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 1 | +1 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 70 | +44 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 26 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 114 | +31 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 83 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 127 | +30 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 97 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 3 | +3 | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 18.3 | 5.9 | 12.5 | 47.3 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 33.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 84.4 | 15 | 891 |
| difference: | +2.5 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +1.7 | +3.8 | +3.8 | +4.3 | +5.6 | +2 | +158 |
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | 6.2 | 13.4 | 46.2 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 36.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 78.8 | 17 | 1,049 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 16,322 | 5,278 | 11,161 | 47.3 | 704 | 2,129 | 33.1 | 5,062 | 6,001 | 84.4 | 15 | 891 |
| difference: | +300 | +1,230 | +2,933 | +1.1 | +901 | +2,215 | +3.8 | +3,061 | +3,463 | +5.6 | +2 | +158 |
| Jrue Holiday | 16,622 | 6,508 | 14,094 | 46.2 | 1,605 | 4,344 | 36.9 | 2,001 | 2,538 | 78.8 | 17 | 1,049 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 21.1 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 45.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.4 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +5.1 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +2.6 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +3.8 | +4.5 | +3.8 | +3 | +33 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Jimmy Butler | 2,745 | 923 | 2,012 | 45.9 | 156 | 454 | 34.4 | 743 | 898 | 82.7 | 12 | 130 |
| difference: | +1,193 | +323 | +624 | +2.6 | +16 | +46 | +563 | +670 | +3.8 | +3 | +33 | |
| 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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Jrue Holiday's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jrue Holiday played 2 seasons more than Jimmy Butler in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 16 to 17, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 74 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 0.0 | 2012 | 3 | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 22.9 | +22.9 | 2015 | 12 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 15.8 | +15.8 | 2018 | 5 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 19.4 | +19.4 | 2019 | 12 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 14.5 | +14.5 | 2021 | 4 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2022 | 17 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 13 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 19.1 | +19.1 | 2022 | 12 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jimmy Butler | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 13.2 | +13.2 | 2024 | 19 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jrue Holiday's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jrue Holiday played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 8 games. |