Gilbert Arenas vs. Dell Curry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dell Curry 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 / Games against each other

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, 5 less than Dell Curry, who played 16. Gilbert Arenas had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Dell Curry had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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 achievements, 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
Dell Curry	16	10	1986-87 to 2001-02

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2001-02	1986-87
Team	Golden State Warriors	Utah Jazz
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+20	+15.1	+6.0	+0.5	+1.2	+1.6	+2.8	+1.1	+0.1	-1.4	-1.1	+1.6	+3.3	+.027	+0.5	+1.5	+.062	+2.2	+2.8	+.014
Dell Curry	67	9.5	4.9	0.4	0.7	1.2	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.7	1.3	2.1	4.9	.426	0.3	0.9	.283	0.4	0.6	.789

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gilbert Arenas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dell Curry	2	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 2
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2002-03	1987-88
Team	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	Most Improved Player	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+3	+16.0	+8.3	+0.7	+1.9	+2.6	+4.4	+0.3	+0.1	-2.1	-1.6	+1.9	+5.0	+.027	+0.9	+2.8	+.002	+3.5	+4.4	+.009
Dell Curry	79	19.0	10.0	0.5	1.6	2.1	1.9	1.2	0.3	1.4	1.6	4.3	9.4	.458	0.4	1.0	.346	1.0	1.3	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gilbert Arenas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dell Curry	2	8.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	2.0	.250	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 3
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2003-04	1988-89
Team	Washington Wizards	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+7	+20.7	+7.7	+0.5	+2.0	+2.4	+4.0	+1.0	+0.1	-3.2	-1.8	+1.2	+5.7	+.099	+1.9	+5.0	+.030	+3.5	+4.8	+.122
Dell Curry	48	16.9	11.9	0.5	1.6	2.2	1.0	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.4	5.3	10.9	.491	0.4	1.1	.345	0.8	1.0	.870

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Dell Curry played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2004-05	1989-90
Team	Washington Wizards	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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4th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+13	+13.1	+9.5	+0.5	+1.7	+2.2	+2.7	+0.2	+0.1	-1.5	-0.9	+1.3	+4.2	+.035	+1.8	+4.8	+.011	+5.1	+6.4	+.109
Dell Curry	67	27.8	16.0	0.5	2.0	2.5	2.4	1.5	0.4	1.5	2.2	6.9	14.8	.466	0.8	2.2	.354	1.4	1.6	.923

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
Dell Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2005-06	1990-91
Team	Washington Wizards	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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5th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+4	+22.4	+18.7	+0.1	+0.8	+0.9	+3.9	+1.0		-2.6	-2.0	+4.9	+11.5	+.024	+2.1	+5.7	+.003	+6.9	+8.5	+.022
Dell Curry	76	19.9	10.6	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.2	1.0	0.3	1.1	1.6	4.4	9.4	.471	0.4	1.1	.372	1.3	1.5	.842

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
Dell Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2006-07	1991-92
Team	Washington Wizards	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+3	+13.6	+12.7	+0.1	+1.1	+1.2	+3.7	+0.7	+0.1	-1.5	-1.4	+2.2	+7.4	+.068	+1.8	+5.5	+.053	+6.6	+7.7	+.008
Dell Curry	77	26.2	15.7	0.7	2.6	3.4	2.3	1.2	0.3	1.7	2.0	6.5	13.5	.486	1.0	2.4	.404	1.6	2.0	.836

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Dell Curry played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2007-08	1992-93
Team	Washington Wizards	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Wizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost East Conf Semis

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7th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+67	+6.5	+4.1	+0.1	+0.6	+0.3	+2.8	+0.7	+0.2	-2.2	-0.4	+0.2	+1.3	+.054	+0.5	+3.0	+.119	+4.0	+5.4	+.095
Dell Curry	80	26.2	15.3	0.6	2.9	3.6	2.3	1.1	0.3	1.6	1.9	6.2	13.8	.452	1.2	3.0	.401	1.7	2.0	.866

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
difference:	+5	+1.2	+0.2	+1.2	+0.5	+1.8	+0.8	+0.9		-0.6	-1.2	+1.2	+1.8	+.044	+0.6	+0.7	+.131	+1.5	+1.8	+.015
Dell Curry	9	24.7	11.0	1.2	2.3	3.6	2.0	1.4	0.0	1.4	2.1	4.7	10.8	.433	0.7	2.3	.286	1.0	1.2	.818


Season 8
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2008-09	1993-94
Team	Washington Wizards	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+80	+5.0	+3.3	+0.4	+1.7	+1.3	+7.3	+1.2	+0.2	-1.0		+3.5	+2.8	+.194	+0.9	+1.1	+.116	+4.6	+6.4	+.123
Dell Curry	82	26.5	16.3	0.9	2.3	3.2	2.7	1.2	0.3	1.5	2.0	6.5	14.3	.455	1.9	4.6	.402	1.4	1.6	.873

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Dell Curry played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2009-10	1994-95
Team	Washington Wizards	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+37	+11.6	+9.0	+0.1	+1.8	+1.8	+5.6	+0.5		-2.3	-0.9	+2.9	+8.0	+.030	+0.2	+0.5	+.079	+3.4	+4.9	+.117
Dell Curry	69	24.9	13.6	0.6	1.8	2.4	1.6	0.8	0.3	1.4	2.1	5.0	11.3	.441	2.2	5.2	.427	1.4	1.6	.856

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Gilbert Arenas	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dell Curry	4	26.8	12.8	1.3	1.0	2.3	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.8	4.0	8.5	.471	2.3	5.3	.429	2.5	2.8	.909


Season 10
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2010-11	1995-96
Team	Washington Wizards, Orlando Magic	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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10th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+12	+3.2	+3.7	+0.5		+0.5	+1.8	+0.2		-0.9	-0.6	+1.6	+1.4	+.087	+0.6	+0.3	+.107	+0.1	+0.1	+.070
Dell Curry	82	28.9	14.5	0.8	2.4	3.2	2.1	1.3	0.3	1.6	2.1	5.4	11.9	.453	2.0	5.0	.404	1.8	2.1	.854

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
Dell Curry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Gilbert Arenas	Dell Curry
Season	2011-12	1996-97
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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11th Season Stats Comparison
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
difference:	+51	+18.2	+10.6	+0.5	+1.6	+2.0	+0.6	+0.3	+0.1	-0.7	-0.1	+4.1	+8.5	+.053	+1.1	+2.1	+.093	+1.3	+1.5	+.103
Dell Curry	68	30.6	14.8	0.6	2.5	3.1	1.7	0.9	0.2	1.4	2.2	5.6	12.3	.459	1.9	4.4	.426	1.7	2.1	.803

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	-
difference:	+3	+13.2	+4.0	+0.3	+0.2	+0.1	+1.5	+1.3		-0.1	-0.7	+1.4	+4.4	+.044	+0.3	+0.6	+.250	+1.0	+1.0
Dell Curry	3	17.0	4.7	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.7	1.3	0.0	0.3	1.7	1.7	5.7	.294	0.3	1.3	.250	1.0	1.0	1.000

Additional Years

* Dell Curry played 5 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 12 to 16, from 1998 to 2002—Dell Curry played in 5 Playoffs.

Gilbert Arenas vs. Dell Curry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dell Curry 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years