Gilbert Arenas vs. John Thomas Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Thomas 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 played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than John Thomas, who played 5. Gilbert Arenas had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while John Thomas had his rookie season in 1997-98. 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 Thomas |
5 |
2 |
1997-98 to 2005-06 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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|
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Rookie Season |
|
Gilbert Arenas |
John Thomas |
Season |
2001-02 | 1997-98 |
Team |
Golden State Warriors | Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors |
Honors & Awards |
| |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
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 Thomas |
54 |
9.9 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.759 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
39 |
15.2 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
.577 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
.563 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
55 |
8.7 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
.458 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.390 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Thomas |
1 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Note: John Thomas didn't play in 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04.
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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 Thomas |
44 |
11.8 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.488 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.0 |
.587 |
|
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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
16 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.750 |
|
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 Thomas |
8 |
7.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Gilbert Arenas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
John Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
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 Thomas |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |