Gilbert Arenas vs. Carl Herrera Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Carl Herrera and Gilbert Arenas, 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

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.

Gilbert Arenas played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Carl Herrera, who played 8. Gilbert Arenas had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Carl Herrera had his rookie season in 1991-92. 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
Gilbert Arenas 11 5 2001-02 to 2011-12
Carl Herrera 8 5 1991-92 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
Season 2001-021991-92
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
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 %
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
Carl Herrera 43 13.2 4.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.9 3.7 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .568
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
Season 2002-031992-93
Team Golden State WarriorsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West 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 %
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
Carl Herrera 81 22.2 7.5 1.8 3.8 5.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.3 3.0 5.5 .541 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.2 .710
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera 12 16.3 4.7 1.3 2.4 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 3.0 1.8 4.8 .386 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.7 .600

Season 3

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
Season 2003-041993-94
Team Washington WizardsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Carl Herrera 75 17.2 4.7 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.9 2.1 1.9 4.1 .458 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera 16 15.5 4.7 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 2.3 1.9 3.6 .534 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .813

Season 4

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
Season 2004-051994-95
Team Washington WizardsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Carl Herrera 61 21.8 6.8 1.6 3.0 4.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 2.2 2.8 5.4 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .624
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Carl Herrera 1 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 5

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
Season 2005-061995-96
Team Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West 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 %
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
Carl Herrera 44 8.9 1.9 0.7 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.4 0.9 2.2 .412 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.4 .294
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Carl Herrera 7 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.3 1.000

Season 6

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
Season 2006-071996-97
Team Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
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 %
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
Carl Herrera 75 24.5 8.0 1.6 3.0 4.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.3 2.9 3.4 7.9 .433 0.0 0.1 .333 1.1 1.6 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
Season 2007-081997-98
Team Washington WizardsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West 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 %
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
Carl Herrera 58 8.9 2.9 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.2 1.3 3.0 .434 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.8 .409
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Carl Herrera 5 5.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
Season 2008-091998-99
Team Washington WizardsVancouver Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets
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 %
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
Carl Herrera 28 11.0 2.3 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.5 1.1 2.7 .395 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .455
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
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 %
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
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
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 %
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
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Gilbert Arenas Carl Herrera
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 %
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
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Carl Herrera ------- --- ----------