Jrue Holiday vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart 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 Marcus Smart 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Jrue Holiday averages 5.2 points more than Marcus Smart in his 12 seasons (15.8 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 9,681 points more (16,622 vs. 6,941).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | +5.2 | 17 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 12 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 16,622 | +9,681 | 17 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,941 | 12 | |
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 Marcus Smart (+3.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+175).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 16.0 | +3.2 | 9 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jrue Holiday | 1,552 | +175 | 9 |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 1 | +1 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 3 | +3 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 318 | +269 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 49 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 832 | +487 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 345 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 1,041 | +402 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 639 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 8 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | +8 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 1 | +1 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 3 | +3 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 26 | +5 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 83 | +14 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 97 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +11 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jrue Holiday | 0 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 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 | 36.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 78.8 | 17 | 1,049 |
| difference: | +5.2 | +2.6 | +4.2 | +7.3 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +4.6 | +0.9 | +5 | +394 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 38.9 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 32.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.9 | 12 | 655 |
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: | +9,681 | +4,172 | +8,083 | +7.3 | +569 | +1,139 | +4.6 | +768 | +956 | +0.9 | +5 | +394 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,941 | 2,336 | 6,011 | 38.9 | 1,036 | 3,205 | 32.3 | 1,233 | 1,582 | 77.9 | 12 | 655 |
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: | +3.2 | +2.0 | +3.7 | +3.6 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +2.7 | +11 | |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 39.6 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 33.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 76.2 | 9 | 108 |
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: | +175 | +147 | +245 | +3.6 | +36 | +122 | +1.0 | +83 | +117 | +2.7 | +11 | |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 453 | 1,143 | 39.6 | 208 | 622 | 33.4 | 263 | 345 | 76.2 | 9 | 108 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jrue Holiday's additional seasons: | ||||
- Jrue Holiday played 5 seasons more than Marcus Smart in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 17, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 15.4 points in a total of 277 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.3 ppg and his lowest 11.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2018 | 15 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 3.5 | +3.5 | 2019 | 2 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 17.8 | +17.8 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 21 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jrue Holiday | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2021 | 23 |
| Marcus Smart | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jrue Holiday's additional Playoffs: | ||||
- During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Jrue Holiday played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 44 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.1 ppg and his lowest 9.5. |