Gilbert Arenas vs. Don Carlson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Carlson and Gilbert Arenas that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Don Carlson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Don Carlson 2

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Don Carlson 4

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Don Carlson 3

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Don Carlson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Don Carlson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Don Carlson 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Don Carlson 1.8

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Don Carlson 1,447

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Don Carlson 15 *

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Don Carlson 324

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Don Carlson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Don Carlson .330

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Don Carlson .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Don Carlson 10.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Don Carlson 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Don Carlson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Don Carlson 1.5

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Don Carlson 249

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Don Carlson 0 *

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Don Carlson 45

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Don Carlson 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Don Carlson .295

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Don Carlson .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Don Carlson 12.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Don Carlson 2.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Don Carlson - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.