Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gilbert Arenas and LeBron James

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gilbert Arenas and LeBron James played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 29 times in NBA games. Gilbert Arenas has a 15-14 winning record over LeBron James, but LeBron James won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-3 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gilbert Arenas:
2001-02 to 2011-12
LeBron James:
2003-04 to 2023-24
29 Games played
19 in Regular Season
10 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas
15
12
3
LeBron James
14
7
7

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gilbert Arenas 23.4 3.8 5.4 1.40.3
LeBron James 29.3 7.3 6.21.40.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gilbert Arenas 45 8 11 43
LeBron James 51 12 12 43
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gilbert Arenas 9

games
3

games
12

games
10

games
6

games
LeBron James 20

games
25

games
15

games
12

games
15

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
2

games
7

games
8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2003
1. Wizards 98   Gilbert Arenas 22 0 6 0 0 3 5 28 8-17 .471 2-7 .286 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 111   LeBron James 17 8 9 1 1 2 1 45 8-19 .421 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Nov. 19, 2003
2. Wizards 106   Gilbert Arenas 25 5 4 3 0 5 1 38 8-18 .444 4-8 .500 5-7 .714
Cavaliers 95   LeBron James 28 7 8 2 1 4 2 39 10-18 .556 2-4 .500 6-8 .750
Feb. 07, 2004
3. Wizards 106   Gilbert Arenas 26 3 7 3 0 2 2 41 8-15 .533 4-6 .667 6-8 .750
Cavaliers 88   LeBron James 14 0 6 4 1 3 2 34 6-16 .375 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 2004
4. Wizards 74   Gilbert Arenas 25 1 2 2 0 1 3 34 9-20 .450 3-5 .600 4-5 .800
Cavaliers 105   LeBron James 24 9 4 3 2 4 0 37 10-20 .500 0-3 .000 4-5 .800
Jan. 24, 2005
5. Wizards 106   Gilbert Arenas 30 4 1 1 1 4 4 48 7-18 .389 3-8 .375 13-16 .813
Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 31 10 8 2 1 5 3 48 12-26 .462 1-1 1.000 6-10 .600
Apr. 15, 2005
6. Wizards 119   Gilbert Arenas 33 4 9 0 1 3 1 46 12-16 .750 2-3 .667 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 111   LeBron James 38 6 6 1 0 1 3 48 16-33 .485 1-6 .167 5-8 .625
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2005
7. Wizards 99   Gilbert Arenas 18 5 8 3 0 6 2 40 4-17 .235 2-8 .250 8-11 .727
Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 37 10 4 0 2 3 1 42 15-23 .652 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000
Feb. 10, 2006
8. Wizards 101   Gilbert Arenas 32 8 10 2 3 5 3 47 11-25 .440 3-5 .600 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 89   LeBron James 18 9 8 1 0 2 2 45 6-23 .261 0-3 .000 6-8 .750
Feb. 24, 2006
9. Wizards 102   Gilbert Arenas 26 5 9 3 0 2 5 47 8-21 .381 4-7 .571 6-8 .750
Cavaliers 94   LeBron James 25 7 9 1 0 4 2 48 7-21 .333 3-8 .375 8-19 .421
Apr. 16, 2006
10. Wizards 104   Gilbert Arenas 35 2 5 1 0 3 5 44 14-26 .538 1-4 .250 6-8 .750
Cavaliers 92   LeBron James 17 5 4 1 1 3 2 30 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
2006 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 22, 2006
11. Wizards 86   Gilbert Arenas 26 6 3 1 1 3 6 38 7-20 .350 1-7 .143 11-13 .846
Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 32 11 11 0 0 4 3 48 12-27 .444 1-4 .250 7-11 .636
Apr. 25, 2006
12. Wizards 89   Gilbert Arenas 30 6 6 4 1 2 1 47 10-24 .417 3-8 .375 7-11 .636
Cavaliers 84   LeBron James 26 9 2 2 3 10 5 43 7-25 .280 1-6 .167 11-15 .733
Apr. 28, 2006
13. Wizards 96   Gilbert Arenas 34 6 2 2 1 6 3 46 12-25 .480 2-7 .286 8-11 .727
Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 41 5 3 2 0 4 3 48 16-28 .571 3-5 .600 6-9 .667
Apr. 30, 2006
14. Wizards 106   Gilbert Arenas 34 5 6 3 1 3 5 48 8-20 .400 4-7 .571 14-17 .824
Cavaliers 96   LeBron James 38 6 5 0 0 7 5 45 13-23 .565 7-12 .583 5-7 .714
May. 03, 2006
15. Wizards 120   Gilbert Arenas 44 5 4 1 0 3 4 53 14-24 .583 6-9 .667 10-10 1.000
OT Cavaliers 121   LeBron James 45 7 6 2 0 4 5 46 14-23 .609 0-1 .000 17-18 .944
May. 05, 2006
16. Wizards 113   Gilbert Arenas 36 5 11 2 0 3 2 53 14-27 .519 4-8 .500 4-8 .500
OT Cavaliers 114   LeBron James 32 7 7 2 1 5 4 53 15-25 .600 1-6 .167 1-3 .333
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 01, 2006
17. Wizards 94   Gilbert Arenas 7 5 11 2 0 4 5 38 2-12 .167 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Cavaliers 97   LeBron James 26 10 5 0 2 5 2 41 11-24 .458 2-4 .500 2-6 .333
Nov. 18, 2006
18. Wizards 111   Gilbert Arenas 45 5 6 2 0 1 2 39 14-22 .636 7-11 .636 10-12 .833
Cavaliers 99   LeBron James 20 5 4 2 0 3 2 33 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
2008 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 19, 2008
19. Wizards 86   Gilbert Arenas 24 1 3 0 0 0 6 28 8-16 .500 4-5 .800 4-4 1.000
Cavaliers 93   LeBron James 32 6 4 1 2 1 1 41 12-19 .632 0-2 .000 8-14 .571
Apr. 21, 2008
20. Wizards 86   Gilbert Arenas 7 3 3 0 0 3 4 24 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 116   LeBron James 30 9 12 1 2 1 2 39 9-19 .474 2-6 .333 10-17 .588
Apr. 24, 2008
21. Wizards 108   Gilbert Arenas 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 10 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Cavaliers 72   LeBron James 22 7 3 1 1 4 3 36 10-19 .526 0-4 .000 2-4 .500
Apr. 27, 2008
22. Wizards 97   Gilbert Arenas 10 2 2 2 0 4 3 32 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 3-4 .750
Cavaliers 100   LeBron James 34 12 7 2 0 5 5 44 11-25 .440 3-8 .375 9-14 .643
2008-09 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 02, 2009
23. Wizards 109   Gilbert Arenas 11 6 10 0 1 0 2 33 3-11 .273 0-2 .000 5-8 .625
Cavaliers 101   LeBron James 31 9 6 0 0 6 1 38 11-18 .611 4-8 .500 5-7 .714
2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 2009
24. Wizards 90   Gilbert Arenas 22 7 5 0 0 3 2 39 7-18 .389 1-2 .500 7-11 .636
Cavaliers 102   LeBron James 27 8 6 3 0 4 0 36 7-16 .438 2-7 .286 11-13 .846
Nov. 18, 2009
25. Wizards 108   Gilbert Arenas 18 6 8 1 0 2 2 32 6-22 .273 1-8 .125 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 91   LeBron James 34 2 9 2 0 6 4 35 12-20 .600 3-7 .429 7-8 .875
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 29, 2010
26. Wizards 94   Gilbert Arenas 23 5 7 2 0 1 2 41 9-21 .429 3-10 .300 2-2 1.000
Heat 105   LeBron James 30 6 5 1 1 7 3 38 10-18 .556 1-1 1.000 9-11 .818
Feb. 03, 2011
27. Magic 100   Gilbert Arenas 10 0 4 2 0 0 5 27 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 3-6 .500
Heat 104   LeBron James 51 11 8 1 1 3 2 43 17-25 .680 3-5 .600 14-17 .824
Mar. 03, 2011
28. Magic 99   Gilbert Arenas 11 0 2 0 0 3 0 16 3-7 .429 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000
Heat 96   LeBron James 29 6 4 0 2 2 2 40 11-16 .688 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 06, 2012
29. Grizzlies 97   Gilbert Arenas 12 0 1 0 0 1 4 12 4-5 .800 4-5 .800 0-0 -
Heat 82   LeBron James 21 6 6 2 0 3 0 38 8-19 .421 2-6 .333 3-4 .750