Gilbert Arenas vs. John Paxson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Paxson 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.
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 and John Paxson both played 11 years in the NBA. Gilbert Arenas had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while John Paxson had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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 |
John Paxson |
11 |
10 |
1983-84 to 1993-94 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
49 |
9.3 |
2.9 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.445 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.182 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.615 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
John Paxson |
78 |
16.1 |
6.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
4.9 |
.509 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.294 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.840 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
5 |
22.8 |
10.2 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
8.4 |
.500 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
.222 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.778 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
75 |
20.9 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
.466 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.300 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.804 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
3 |
26.7 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.3 |
5.7 |
.765 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
82 |
32.8 |
11.3 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
9.7 |
.487 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.371 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.809 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
3 |
29.0 |
8.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
7.3 |
.500 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.429 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
81 |
23.3 |
7.9 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
7.2 |
.493 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.347 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.733 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
10 |
16.5 |
4.6 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
5.3 |
.377 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
.167 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
78 |
22.3 |
7.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
.480 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
.331 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.861 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
16 |
18.9 |
5.8 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
.474 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.263 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.875 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
82 |
28.8 |
10.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
4.5 |
8.6 |
.516 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.359 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.824 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
15 |
26.3 |
6.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
5.8 |
.425 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.444 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.000 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
82 |
24.0 |
8.7 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
7.0 |
.548 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.438 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.829 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
17 |
28.6 |
8.2 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
3.6 |
6.9 |
.530 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.143 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.000 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
79 |
24.6 |
7.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
6.2 |
.528 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.273 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.784 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Paxson |
22 |
27.2 |
7.9 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
6.3 |
.525 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
.444 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.842 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
59 |
17.5 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.9 |
.451 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.463 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
.850 |
|
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 |
John Paxson |
19 |
17.4 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
.583 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.625 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.727 |
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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 |
John Paxson |
27 |
12.7 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
.441 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.409 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.500 |
|
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 |
- |
John Paxson |
9 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.429 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |