Jrue Holiday vs. Fred VanVleet: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Fred VanVleet and Jrue Holiday 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jrue Holiday has better scoring stats than Fred VanVleet 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 17 NBA regular seasons played, Jrue Holiday averages 1 point more than Fred VanVleet in his 9 seasons (15.9 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 8,316 points more (16,520 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jrue Holiday 15.9
+1.0
17
Fred VanVleet 14.9
9

Total Points

Seasons
Jrue Holiday 16,520
+8,316
17
Fred VanVleet 8,204
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jrue Holiday has a better career point average than Fred VanVleet (+5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+903).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jrue Holiday 16.0
+5.0
9
Fred VanVleet 11.0
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Jrue Holiday 1,552
+903
9
Fred VanVleet 649
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 1
Fred VanVleet 1

40+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 3
+1
Fred VanVleet 2

30+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 41
+5
Fred VanVleet 36

20+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 317
+153
Fred VanVleet 164

10+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 826
+433
Fred VanVleet 393

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jrue Holiday 1,034
+505
Fred VanVleet 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jrue Holiday 8
Fred VanVleet 21
+13

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 1
+1
Fred VanVleet 0

30+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 3
+2
Fred VanVleet 1

20+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 26
+14
Fred VanVleet 12

10+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 83
+54
Fred VanVleet 29

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jrue Holiday 97
+44
Fred VanVleet 53

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jrue Holiday 0
Fred VanVleet 6
+6

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jrue Holiday 15.9 6.2 13.4 46.2 1.5 4.1 37.0 1.9 2.4 78.8 17 1,042
difference:+1.0+1.2+0.9+6.1+1.0+2.7+0.1+0.4+0.3+7.4+8+492
Fred VanVleet 14.9 5.0 12.5 40.1 2.5 6.8 37.1 2.3 2.7 86.2 9 550

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jrue Holiday 16,520 6,471 14,000 46.2 1,587 4,293 37.0 1,991 2,526 78.8 17 1,042
difference:+8,316+3,708+7,115+6.1+201+562+0.1+699+1,028+7.4+8+492
Fred VanVleet 8,204 2,763 6,885 40.1 1,386 3,731 37.1 1,292 1,498 86.2 9 550

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jrue Holiday 16.0 6.2 14.3 43.2 1.8 5.2 34.4 1.9 2.4 78.9 9 97
difference:+5.0+2.5+5.0+3.5+0.4+0.5+3.9+0.5+0.8+7.3+3+38
Fred VanVleet 11.0 3.7 9.3 39.7 2.2 5.7 38.3 1.4 1.6 86.2 6 59

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jrue Holiday 1,552 600 1,388 43.2 172 500 34.4 180 228 78.9 9 97
difference:+903+381+837+3.5+42+161+3.9+99+134+7.3+3+38
Fred VanVleet 649 219 551 39.7 130 339 38.3 81 94 86.2 6 59

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 8.0
+5.1
201073
Fred VanVleet 2.9
201737

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.0
+5.4
201182
Fred VanVleet 8.6
201876

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 13.5
+2.5
201265
Fred VanVleet 11.0
2019NBA Champion64

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 17.7
+0.1
201378
Fred VanVleet 17.6
202054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.3
201434
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+5.3
202152

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.8
201540
Fred VanVleet 20.3
+5.5
202265

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 16.8
201665
Fred VanVleet 19.3
+2.5
202369

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 15.4
201767
Fred VanVleet 17.4
+2.0
202473

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 19.0
+4.9
201881
Fred VanVleet 14.1
202560

Jrue Holiday's additional seasons:

* Jrue Holiday played 8 seasons more than Fred VanVleet in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2019 to 2026—he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 457 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 11.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20100
Fred VanVleet 2.0
+2.0
20177

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.2
+7.4
20115
Fred VanVleet 6.8
20186

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 15.8
+7.8
201213
Fred VanVleet 8.0
2019NBA Champion24

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20130
Fred VanVleet 19.6
+19.6
202011

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20140
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 6.3
20153
Fred VanVleet 13.8
+7.5
20224

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20160
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20170
Fred VanVleet -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 23.7
+5.0
20189
Fred VanVleet 18.7
20257

Jrue Holiday's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 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.