Gilbert Arenas vs. Stephon Castle Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Stephon Castle 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, 10 more than Stephon Castle, who played 1. Gilbert Arenas had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, while Stephon Castle had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Gilbert Arenas | Stephon Castle | |
| Season | 2001-02 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Rookie of the Year |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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: | +34 | +2.1 | +3.8 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | +1.5 | +4.0 | +.025 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +.060 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +.051 |
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
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| * Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Stephon Castle played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Gilbert Arenas played 10 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 11, from 2003 to 2012—Gilbert Arenas played in 5 Playoffs. In those 10 extra years over Stephon Castle, Gilbert Arenas got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Most Improved Player 3 All-Star Game |