Cory Alexander vs. Gilbert Arenas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gilbert Arenas and Cory Alexander, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Cory Alexander played 7 years in the NBA, 4 less than Gilbert Arenas, who played 11. Cory Alexander had the first of his seasons in 1995-96, while Gilbert Arenas had his rookie season in 2001-02. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Cory Alexander 7 1 1995-96 to 2004-05
Gilbert Arenas 11 5 2001-02 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season 1995-962001-02
Team San Antonio SpursGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander 60 9.3 2.8 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.0 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.6 1.1 2.6 .406 0.4 1.1 .394 0.3 0.4 .640
Gilbert Arenas 47 24.6 10.9 0.9 1.9 2.8 3.7 1.5 0.2 2.1 2.4 3.7 8.2 .453 0.8 2.4 .345 2.6 3.4 .775
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander 9 7.8 2.9 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.1 2.7 .417 0.1 0.6 .200 0.6 0.8 .714
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season 1996-972002-03
Team San Antonio SpursGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander 80 18.2 7.2 0.4 1.2 1.5 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.8 1.9 2.4 6.1 .396 1.2 3.2 .373 1.2 1.6 .736
Gilbert Arenas 82 35.0 18.3 1.2 3.5 4.7 6.3 1.5 0.2 3.5 3.2 6.2 14.4 .431 1.3 3.8 .348 4.5 5.7 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season 1997-982003-04
Team San Antonio Spurs, Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander 60 21.6 8.1 0.3 2.2 2.4 3.5 1.2 0.2 1.9 1.6 2.9 6.7 .428 1.1 2.9 .375 1.3 1.7 .784
Gilbert Arenas 55 37.6 19.6 1.0 3.6 4.6 5.0 1.9 0.2 4.1 3.2 6.5 16.6 .392 2.3 6.1 .375 4.3 5.8 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season 1998-992004-05
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander 36 21.6 7.3 0.2 1.9 2.1 3.3 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.1 2.7 7.2 .373 0.8 2.9 .286 1.0 1.2 .841
Gilbert Arenas 80 40.9 25.5 1.0 3.7 4.7 5.1 1.7 0.3 3.0 3.1 8.2 19.0 .431 2.6 7.0 .365 6.5 8.0 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas 10 45.1 23.6 0.8 4.4 5.2 6.2 2.1 0.6 3.9 3.4 7.3 19.4 .376 1.8 7.7 .234 7.2 9.4 .766

Season 5

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season 1999-002005-06
Team Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander 29 11.3 2.8 0.3 1.2 1.4 2.0 0.8 0.1 1.0 1.3 1.0 3.4 .286 0.3 1.2 .257 0.6 0.8 .773
Gilbert Arenas 80 42.3 29.3 0.7 2.8 3.5 6.1 2.0 0.3 3.7 3.6 9.3 20.9 .447 2.5 6.8 .369 8.2 10.0 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas 6 47.3 34.0 1.2 4.3 5.5 5.3 2.2 0.7 3.3 3.5 10.8 23.3 .464 3.3 7.7 .435 9.0 11.7 .771

Season 6

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season 2000-012006-07
Team Orlando MagicWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander 26 8.7 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.7 2.2 .321 0.2 0.6 .250 0.5 0.7 .667
Gilbert Arenas 74 39.8 28.4 0.8 3.7 4.6 6.0 1.9 0.2 3.2 3.4 8.7 20.9 .418 2.8 7.9 .351 8.2 9.7 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------

Note: Cory Alexander didn't play in 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04.

Season 7

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season 2004-052007-08
Team Charlotte BobcatsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander 16 12.6 3.1 0.5 1.3 1.8 2.3 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.8 1.0 3.1 .327 0.5 1.2 .421 0.6 0.8 .750
Gilbert Arenas 13 32.7 19.4 0.5 3.5 3.9 5.1 1.8 0.1 3.8 2.3 6.0 15.1 .398 1.7 6.0 .282 5.7 7.4 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas 4 23.5 10.8 0.0 1.8 1.8 2.8 0.5 0.0 2.0 3.3 3.5 9.0 .389 1.3 3.0 .417 2.5 3.0 .833

Season 8

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season -2008-09
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas 2 31.5 13.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 10.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 11.5 .261 1.0 3.5 .286 6.0 8.0 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season -2009-10
Team -Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas 32 36.5 22.6 0.5 3.6 4.2 7.2 1.3 0.3 3.7 3.0 7.9 19.3 .411 2.0 5.7 .348 4.8 6.5 .739
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season -2010-11
Team -Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas 70 25.7 10.8 0.3 2.4 2.7 3.9 1.1 0.3 2.5 2.7 3.8 10.5 .366 1.4 4.7 .297 1.7 2.2 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas 5 16.2 8.6 0.8 2.0 2.8 2.4 0.2 0.2 1.2 2.8 3.6 8.4 .429 0.6 2.4 .250 0.8 1.2 .667

Season 11

Cory Alexander Gilbert Arenas
Season -2011-12
Team -Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas 17 12.4 4.2 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 2.1 1.5 3.8 .406 0.8 2.3 .333 0.4 0.6 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cory Alexander ------- --- ----------
Gilbert Arenas 6 3.8 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.3 1.3 .250 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -