Gilbert Arenas vs. Louie Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Louie Nelson 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.

Louie Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Louie Nelson 5

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Louie Nelson 0

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Louie Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Louie Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Louie Nelson 9.4

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Louie Nelson 2.4

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Louie Nelson 1.9

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Louie Nelson 0.9

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Louie Nelson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Louie Nelson 2,113

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Louie Nelson 527

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Louie Nelson 436

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Louie Nelson 202

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Louie Nelson 21

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Louie Nelson 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Louie Nelson .437

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Louie Nelson .738

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Louie Nelson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Louie Nelson -

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Louie Nelson -

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Louie Nelson -

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Louie Nelson -

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Louie Nelson -

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Louie Nelson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Louie Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Louie Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Louie Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Louie Nelson -

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Louie Nelson -

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Louie Nelson -

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Louie Nelson -

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Louie Nelson -

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.