Jrue Holiday vs. Jaren Jackson Jr.: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jaren Jackson Jr. 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 scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Jaren Jackson Jr. has a better scoring average 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jaren Jackson Jr. averages 2.7 points more than Jrue Holiday in his 17 seasons (18.5 points against 15.8). On the other hand Jrue Holiday scored a total of 8,769 points more than Jaren Jackson Jr. (16,622 vs. 7,853).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jrue Holiday 15.8
17
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5
+2.7
8

Total Points

Seasons
Jrue Holiday 16,622
+8,769
17
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,853
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Jrue Holiday has a better career point average than Jaren Jackson Jr. (+0.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,127).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jrue Holiday 16.0
+0.3
9
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Jrue Holiday 1,552
+1,127
9
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 1
+1
Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

40+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 3
Jaren Jackson Jr. 6
+3

30+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 41
+7
Jaren Jackson Jr. 34

20+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 318
+138
Jaren Jackson Jr. 180

10+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 832
+459
Jaren Jackson Jr. 373

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jrue Holiday 1,041
+618
Jaren Jackson Jr. 423

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jrue Holiday 8
+6
Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 1
+1
Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

30+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 3
+1
Jaren Jackson Jr. 2

20+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 26
+19
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7

10+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 83
+61
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jrue Holiday 97
+70
Jaren Jackson Jr. 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jrue Holiday 0
Jaren Jackson Jr. 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+2.7+0.3+0.6+0.5+0.2+0.8+1.8+1.8+2.2+0.5+9+624
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5 6.5 14.0 46.7 1.7 4.9 35.1 3.7 4.6 79.3 8 425

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+8,769+3,730+8,140+0.5+867+2,244+1.8+442+572+0.5+9+624
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,853 2,778 5,954 46.7 738 2,100 35.1 1,559 1,966 79.3 8 425

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:+0.3+1.1+1.3+3.6+0.1+0.2+1.3+1.9+2.2+2.7+5+70
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 5.1 13.0 39.6 1.7 5.0 33.1 3.8 4.6 81.6 4 27

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:+1,127+461+1,037+3.6+127+364+1.3+78+103+2.7+5+70
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 139 351 39.6 45 136 33.1 102 125 81.6 4 27

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 8.0
201073
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.8
+5.8
201958

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.0
201182
Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.4
+3.4
202057

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 13.5
201265
Jaren Jackson Jr. 14.4
+0.9
202111

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 17.7
+1.4
201378
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.3
202278

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.3
201434
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
+4.3
202363

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.8
201540
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5
+7.7
202466

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 16.8
201665
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.2
+5.4
202574

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 15.4
201767
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
+3.2
202618

Jrue Holiday's additional seasons:

* Jrue Holiday played 9 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2018 to 2026—he averaged 17.3 points in a total of 545 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
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.2
+14.2
20115
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 15.8
+2.2
201213
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.6
20215

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20130
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.4
+15.4
202212

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20140
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
+18.0
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 6.3
+6.3
20153
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20160
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.0
+16.0
20254

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20170
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP *
20260
* 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.