Gilbert Arenas vs. Larry Costello Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Larry Costello 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.

Larry Costello

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Larry Costello: 1954-55 to 1967-68

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Larry Costello 1

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Larry Costello 12

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Larry Costello 10

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Larry Costello 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Larry Costello 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Larry Costello 12.2

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Larry Costello 3.8

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Larry Costello 4.6

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Larry Costello - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Larry Costello 8,622

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Larry Costello 2,705

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Larry Costello 3,215

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Larry Costello 706

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Larry Costello .438

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Larry Costello - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Larry Costello .841

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Larry Costello 15.8 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Larry Costello 5.5 (1960)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Larry Costello 6.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Larry Costello - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Larry Costello 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Larry Costello 3.3

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Larry Costello 4.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Larry Costello - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Larry Costello 592

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Larry Costello 171

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Larry Costello 218

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Larry Costello - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Larry Costello 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Larry Costello .416

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Larry Costello - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Larry Costello .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Larry Costello 17.7 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Larry Costello 8.3 (1958)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Larry Costello 6.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Larry Costello - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Larry Costello - 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.