Jrue Holiday vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal 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.
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 Jrue Holiday has better scoring stats than Jermaine O'Neal 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.
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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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Jrue Holiday averages 2.6 points more than Jermaine O'Neal in his 18 seasons (15.8 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 3,113 points more (16,422 vs. 13,309).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | +2.6 | 16 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 13.2 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
Jrue Holiday | 16,422 | +3,113 | 16 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 13,309 | 18 |
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 Jermaine O'Neal (+4.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+428).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
Jrue Holiday | 16.0 | +4.4 | 9 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 11.6 | 14 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
Jrue Holiday | 1,552 | +428 | 9 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 1,124 | 14 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
Jrue Holiday | 314 | +48 | ||
Jermaine O'Neal | 266 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Jrue Holiday | 821 | +202 | ||
Jermaine O'Neal | 619 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Jrue Holiday | 1,029 | +79 | ||
Jermaine O'Neal | 950 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Jrue Holiday | 8 | |||
Jermaine O'Neal | 61 | +53 |
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
Jrue Holiday | 1 | +1 | ||
Jermaine O'Neal | 0 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Jrue Holiday | 26 | +2 | ||
Jermaine O'Neal | 24 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Jrue Holiday | 83 | +31 | ||
Jermaine O'Neal | 52 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Jrue Holiday | 97 | +15 | ||
Jermaine O'Neal | 82 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Jrue Holiday | 0 | |||
Jermaine O'Neal | 15 | +15 |
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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 | 37.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 78.8 | 16 | 1,037 |
difference: | +2.6 | +1.1 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +4.0 | +22.3 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +7.3 | +2 | +26 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 13.2 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.7 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 71.5 | 18 | 1,011 |
Total Stats
Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
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 |
difference: | +3,113 | +1,290 | +2,903 | +0.5 | +1,560 | +4,164 | +22.3 | +1,027 | +1,695 | +7.3 | +2 | +26 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 13,309 | 5,144 | 11,025 | 46.7 | 14 | 95 | 14.7 | 3,007 | 4,208 | 71.5 | 18 | 1,011 |
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: | +4.4 | +1.9 | +4.3 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +5.0 | +34.4 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +7.1 | +5 | |
Jermaine O'Neal | 11.6 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 42.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 71.8 | 14 | 97 |
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: | +428 | +187 | +418 | +0.7 | +172 | +484 | +34.4 | +118 | +187 | +7.1 | +5 | |
Jermaine O'Neal | 1,124 | 413 | 970 | 42.6 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 298 | 415 | 71.8 | 14 | 97 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season
Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jermaine O'Neal played 2 seasons more than Jrue Holiday in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2013 to 2014—he averaged 8.1 points in a total of 99 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 0.0 | 1997 | 2 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 1.5 | +1.5 | 2000 | 8 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2001 | 4 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 22.8 | +22.8 | 2003 | 6 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 19.2 | +19.2 | 2004 | 16 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Jermaine O'Neal | 21.0 | +21.0 | 2006 | 6 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Jermaine O'Neal | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jrue Holiday | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2021 | ![]() |
Jermaine O'Neal | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Jrue Holiday | 9.5 | +9.5 | 2025 | 8 |
Jermaine O'Neal | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 7 games. |