Jrue Holiday vs. Kyrie Irving: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Kyrie Irving 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.
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Kyrie Irving has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Kyrie Irving has better scoring stats than Jrue Holiday 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 7.9 points more than Jrue Holiday in his 16 seasons (23.7 points against 15.8), and he also scored a total of 2,011 points more (18,433 vs. 16,422).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | 16 | |
| Kyrie Irving | 23.7 | +7.9 | 14 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 16,422 | 16 | |
| Kyrie Irving | 18,433 | +2,011 | 14 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kyrie Irving has a better career point average than Jrue Holiday (+7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+659).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 16.0 | 9 | |
| Kyrie Irving | 23.0 | +7.0 | 7 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 1,552 | 9 | |
| Kyrie Irving | 2,211 | +659 | 7 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 0 | |||
| Kyrie Irving | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 314 | |||
| Kyrie Irving | 535 | +221 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 821 | +82 | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 739 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 1,029 | +252 | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 777 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 8 | +6 | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 2 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 26 | |||
| Kyrie Irving | 66 | +40 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 83 | |||
| Kyrie Irving | 92 | +9 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 97 | +1 | ||
| Kyrie Irving | 96 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 0 | |||
| Kyrie Irving | 0 | |||
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: | +7.9 | +2.5 | +5.0 | +1.2 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +2.4 | +1.9 | +1.9 | +10.0 | +2 | +258 |
| Kyrie Irving | 23.7 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 47.4 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 39.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 88.8 | 14 | 779 |
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: | +2,011 | +353 | +385 | +1.2 | +302 | +504 | +2.4 | +1,003 | +847 | +10.0 | +2 | +258 |
| Kyrie Irving | 18,433 | 6,787 | 14,313 | 47.4 | 1,876 | 4,763 | 39.4 | 2,983 | 3,360 | 88.8 | 14 | 779 |
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: | +7.0 | +2.3 | +4.3 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +4.8 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +9.4 | +2 | +1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 23.0 | 8.5 | 18.6 | 45.8 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 39.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 88.3 | 7 | 96 |
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: | +659 | +215 | +393 | +2.5 | +53 | +74 | +4.8 | +176 | +175 | +9.4 | +2 | +1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 2,211 | 815 | 1,781 | 45.8 | 225 | 574 | 39.2 | 356 | 403 | 88.3 | 7 | 96 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jrue Holiday's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jrue Holiday played 2 seasons more than Kyrie Irving in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 11.8 points in a total of 131 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | 14.2 | +14.2 | 2011 | 5 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | +15.8 | 2012 | 13 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | 19.0 | +19.0 | 2015 | 13 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | 25.2 | +25.2 | 2016 | 21 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | 21.3 | +21.3 | 2019 | 9 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | 23.7 | +23.7 | 2018 | 9 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | 22.7 | +22.7 | 2021 | 9 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Kyrie Irving | 21.3 | +21.3 | 2022 | 4 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2021 | 23 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 14 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2023 | 5 |
| Kyrie Irving | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Jrue Holiday's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jrue Holiday played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.1 points in a total of 27 games. |