Jrue Holiday vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson 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
Joe Johnson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jrue Holiday.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Joe Johnson scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Jrue Holiday has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Joe Johnson averages 0.2 points more than Jrue Holiday in his 16 seasons (16.0 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 3,985 points more (20,407 vs. 16,422).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | 16 | |
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | +0.2 | 18 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 16,422 | 16 | |
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | +3,985 | 18 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Jrue Holiday has a better career point average than Joe Johnson (+0.8 points per game) while Joe Johnson scored more points (+276).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 16.0 | +0.8 | 9 |
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 13 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 1,552 | 9 | |
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | +276 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 1 | +1 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 314 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 414 | +100 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 821 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 967 | +146 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 1,029 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 1,255 | +226 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 8 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 22 | +14 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 1 | +1 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 26 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 32 | +6 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 83 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 93 | +10 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 97 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 116 | +19 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 0 | |||
| Joe Johnson | 4 | +4 | ||
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: | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +2 | +240 | |
| Joe Johnson | 16.0 | 6.1 | 13.9 | 44.1 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 37.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 80.2 | 18 | 1,277 |
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: | +3,985 | +1,389 | +3,792 | +2.0 | +404 | +1,072 | +0.1 | +803 | +955 | +1.4 | +2 | +240 |
| Joe Johnson | 20,407 | 7,823 | 17,720 | 44.1 | 1,978 | 5,331 | 37.1 | 2,783 | 3,468 | 80.2 | 18 | 1,277 |
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: | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +4 | +23 |
| Joe Johnson | 15.2 | 5.9 | 13.7 | 42.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 33.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 77.9 | 13 | 120 |
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: | +276 | +103 | +259 | +0.5 | +14 | +34 | +0.5 | +84 | +111 | +1.0 | +4 | +23 |
| Joe Johnson | 1,828 | 703 | 1,647 | 42.7 | 158 | 466 | 33.9 | 264 | 339 | 77.9 | 13 | 120 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Joe Johnson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joe Johnson played 4 seasons more than Jrue Holiday in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 20, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 6.7 points in a total of 166 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 6.8 ppg and his lowest 2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | +15.8 | 2012 | 13 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 18.8 | +18.8 | 2005 | 9 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2015 | 3 |
| Joe Johnson | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 20.0 | +20.0 | 2008 | 7 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 16.4 | +16.4 | 2009 | 11 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 18.8 | +18.8 | 2011 | 12 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 17.2 | +17.2 | 2012 | 6 |
Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 1.5 points in a total of 24 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 1.5 ppg and his lowest 1.5. |