Gilbert Arenas vs. Sherman Douglas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sherman Douglas 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, 1 less than Sherman Douglas, who played 12. Gilbert Arenas had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Sherman Douglas had his rookie season in 1989-90. 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
Sherman Douglas 12 4 1989-90 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2001-021989-90
Team Golden State WarriorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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
Sherman Douglas 81 30.5 14.3 0.9 1.7 2.5 7.6 1.8 0.1 3.0 2.3 5.7 11.6 .494 0.1 0.4 .161 2.8 4.0 .687
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2002-031990-91
Team Golden State WarriorsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
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 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
Sherman Douglas 73 35.1 18.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 8.5 1.7 0.1 3.7 2.4 7.3 14.5 .504 0.1 0.4 .129 3.9 5.7 .686
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2003-041991-92
Team Washington WizardsMiami Heat, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East 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 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
Sherman Douglas 42 17.9 7.3 0.3 1.2 1.5 4.1 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.9 2.8 6.0 .462 0.0 0.2 .100 1.7 2.5 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas 6 10.8 3.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 1.5 4.2 .360 0.0 0.3 .000 0.2 0.3 .500

Season 4

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2004-051992-93
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisCeltics 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 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
Sherman Douglas 79 24.5 7.8 0.8 1.2 2.1 6.4 0.6 0.1 2.0 2.1 3.3 6.7 .498 0.1 0.4 .207 1.1 1.9 .560
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
Sherman Douglas 4 41.5 11.0 3.0 3.5 6.5 9.5 1.0 0.0 3.0 2.5 4.3 11.3 .378 0.0 0.8 .000 2.5 3.8 .667

Season 5

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2005-061993-94
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Sherman Douglas 78 35.8 13.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 8.8 1.1 0.1 3.0 2.2 5.4 11.8 .462 0.2 0.7 .232 2.3 3.5 .641
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
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2006-071994-95
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics 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 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
Sherman Douglas 65 31.5 14.7 0.7 1.9 2.6 6.9 1.2 0.0 2.5 2.3 5.6 11.8 .475 0.3 1.3 .244 3.1 4.6 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas 4 42.0 15.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 8.3 1.0 0.3 4.3 3.0 6.0 17.0 .353 1.0 3.0 .333 2.0 2.8 .727

Season 7

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2007-081995-96
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Sherman Douglas 79 29.6 11.3 0.7 1.6 2.3 5.5 0.8 0.1 2.5 2.1 4.4 8.7 .504 0.5 1.4 .364 2.0 2.8 .731
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
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2008-091996-97
Team Washington WizardsMilwaukee Bucks
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
Sherman Douglas 79 29.3 9.7 0.7 1.7 2.4 5.4 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.4 3.9 7.7 .502 0.5 1.4 .333 1.4 2.2 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2009-101997-98
Team Washington WizardsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 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
Sherman Douglas 80 21.2 8.0 0.7 1.0 1.7 4.0 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.0 3.2 6.4 .495 0.2 0.6 .304 1.4 2.2 .669
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas 3 42.0 18.3 0.3 2.3 2.7 8.3 2.0 0.0 4.3 1.7 7.7 14.7 .523 0.7 1.7 .400 2.3 3.3 .700

Season 10

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2010-111998-99
Team Washington Wizards, Orlando MagicLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Sherman Douglas 30 28.1 8.2 0.5 1.4 1.9 4.1 0.9 0.1 2.0 1.8 3.2 7.3 .438 0.0 0.4 .000 1.8 2.9 .632
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
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season 2011-121999-00
Team Memphis GrizzliesNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 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
Sherman Douglas 20 15.5 6.0 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.7 0.9 0.0 1.2 1.3 2.3 4.5 .500 0.3 0.8 .313 1.3 1.4 .893
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 -
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Gilbert Arenas Sherman Douglas
Season -2000-01
Team -New Jersey Nets
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 ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas 59 18.5 5.7 0.4 0.9 1.3 2.4 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.6 2.1 5.1 .403 0.1 0.7 .200 1.5 1.9 .748
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Gilbert Arenas ------- --- ----------
Sherman Douglas ------- --- ----------