Gilbert Arenas vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Gilbert Arenas 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Gilbert Arenas 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gilbert Arenas 0 Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Gilbert Arenas 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Gilbert Arenas 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Gilbert Arenas 0 Michael Jordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)