LaMelo Ball vs. Jrue Holiday: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jrue Holiday and LaMelo Ball 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 in the regular season LaMelo Ball has a better scoring average and Jrue Holiday scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Jrue Holiday has better playoff stats. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, LaMelo Ball averages 5.2 points more than Jrue Holiday in his 16 seasons (21.0 points against 15.8). On the other hand Jrue Holiday scored a total of 11,563 points more than LaMelo Ball (16,422 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +5.2 | 5 |
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | 16 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
| Jrue Holiday | 16,422 | +11,563 | 16 |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Jrue Holiday has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Jrue Holiday | 16.0 | +16.0 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Jrue Holiday | 1,552 | +1,552 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | |||
| Jrue Holiday | 314 | +184 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
| Jrue Holiday | 821 | +611 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| Jrue Holiday | 1,029 | +799 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| Jrue Holiday | 8 | +7 | ||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Jrue Holiday's point thresholds are omited here.
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 42.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 36.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +5.2 | +1.2 | +4.2 | +4.1 | +1.6 | +4.3 | +0.5 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +4.9 | +11 | +806 |
| 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 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 1,716 | 4,073 | 42.1 | 705 | 1,934 | 36.5 | 722 | 863 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +11,563 | +4,718 | +9,855 | +4.1 | +869 | +2,325 | +0.5 | +1,258 | +1,650 | +4.9 | +11 | +806 |
| 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 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +16.0 | +6.2 | +14.3 | +43.2 | +1.8 | +5.2 | +34.4 | +1.9 | +2.4 | +78.9 | +9 | +97 |
| Jrue Holiday | 16.0 | 6.2 | 14.3 | 43.2 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 34.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 78.9 | 9 | 97 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +1,552 | +600 | +1,388 | +43.2 | +172 | +500 | +34.4 | +180 | +228 | +78.9 | +9 | +97 |
| Jrue Holiday | 1,552 | 600 | 1,388 | 43.2 | 172 | 500 | 34.4 | 180 | 228 | 78.9 | 9 | 97 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Jrue Holiday's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jrue Holiday played 11 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2015 to 2025—he averaged 16.9 points in a total of 705 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 11.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 14.2 | +14.2 | 2011 | 5 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 15.8 | +15.8 | 2012 | 13 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Jrue Holiday's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Jrue Holiday played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 16.1 points in a total of 79 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.7 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |