Jrue Holiday vs. Yao Ming: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Yao Ming 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Yao Ming has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Jrue Holiday scored more total points in both stages. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Yao Ming averages 3.2 points more than Jrue Holiday in his 17 seasons (19.0 points against 15.8). On the other hand Jrue Holiday scored a total of 7,375 points more than Yao Ming (16,622 vs. 9,247).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jrue Holiday 15.8
17
Yao Ming 19.0
+3.2
8

Total Points

Seasons
Jrue Holiday 16,622
+7,375
17
Yao Ming 9,247
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Yao Ming has a better career point average than Jrue Holiday (+3.8 points per game) while Jrue Holiday scored more points (+997).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jrue Holiday 16.0
9
Yao Ming 19.8
+3.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Jrue Holiday 1,552
+997
9
Yao Ming 555
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 1
+1
Yao Ming 0

40+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 3
+1
Yao Ming 2

30+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 41
Yao Ming 49
+8

20+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 318
+86
Yao Ming 232

10+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 832
+392
Yao Ming 440

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jrue Holiday 1,041
+558
Yao Ming 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jrue Holiday 8
+5
Yao Ming 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 1
+1
Yao Ming 0

30+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 3
Yao Ming 3

20+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 26
+11
Yao Ming 15

10+ Point Games

Jrue Holiday 83
+57
Yao Ming 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jrue Holiday 97
+69
Yao Ming 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jrue Holiday 0
Yao Ming 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+3.2+0.8+0.1+6.3+1.5+4.1+16.9+3.2+3.7+4.5+9+563
Yao Ming 19.0 7.0 13.3 52.4 0.0 0.0 20.0 5.1 6.1 83.3 8 486

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:+7,375+3,128+7,649+6.3+1,603+4,334+16.9+484+446+4.5+9+563
Yao Ming 9,247 3,380 6,445 52.4 2 10 20.0 2,485 2,984 83.3 8 486

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:+3.8+0.8+0.9+8.6+1.8+5.2+34.4+4.0+4.7+4.4+5+69
Yao Ming 19.8 7.0 13.4 51.9 0.0 0.0 - 5.9 7.1 83.3 4 28

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:+997+405+1,012+8.6+172+500+34.4+15+30+4.4+5+69
Yao Ming 555 195 376 51.9 0 0 - 165 198 83.3 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 8.0
201073
Yao Ming 13.5
+5.5
200382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.0
201182
Yao Ming 17.5
+3.5
200482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 13.5
201265
Yao Ming 18.3
+4.8
200580

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 17.7
201378
Yao Ming 22.3
+4.6
200657

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.3
201434
Yao Ming 25.0
+10.7
200748

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.8
201540
Yao Ming 22.0
+7.2
200855

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 16.8
201665
Yao Ming 19.7
+2.9
200977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 15.4
+5.2
201767
Yao Ming 10.2
20115

Jrue Holiday's additional seasons:

- Jrue Holiday played 9 seasons more than Yao Ming 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
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 14.2
20115
Yao Ming 15.0
+0.8
20045

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 15.8
201213
Yao Ming 21.4
+5.6
20057

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20130
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20140
Yao Ming 25.1
+25.1
20077

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday 6.3
+6.3
20153
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20160
Yao Ming 17.1
+17.1
20099

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jrue Holiday -
DNP
20170
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110

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.

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