Gilbert Arenas vs. John Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thompson 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.

John Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
John Thompson: 1964-65 to 1965-66

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 John Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 John Thompson 2

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 John Thompson 2

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 John Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 John Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 John Thompson 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 John Thompson 3.5

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 John Thompson 0.3

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 John Thompson 262

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 John Thompson 260

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 John Thompson 19

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 John Thompson 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 John Thompson .410

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 John Thompson .595

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) John Thompson 3.6 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) John Thompson 0.3 (1966)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) John Thompson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 John Thompson 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 John Thompson 2.7

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 John Thompson 0.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 John Thompson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 John Thompson 13

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 John Thompson 16

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 John Thompson 1

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 John Thompson - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 John Thompson 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 John Thompson .214

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 John Thompson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 John Thompson 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) John Thompson 3.7 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) John Thompson 4.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) John Thompson 0.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) John Thompson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) John Thompson - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.