Gilbert Arenas vs. Brandon Jennings: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Brandon Jennings and Gilbert Arenas to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Gilbert Arenas has better scoring stats than Brandon Jennings in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Gilbert Arenas averages 6.6 points more than Brandon Jennings in his 9 seasons (20.7 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 3,601 points more (11,402 vs. 7,801).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Gilbert Arenas | 20.7 | +6.6 | 11 |
| Brandon Jennings | 14.1 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Gilbert Arenas | 11,402 | +3,601 | 11 |
| Brandon Jennings | 7,801 | 9 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Gilbert Arenas has a better career point average than Brandon Jennings (+8.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+307).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Gilbert Arenas | 17.1 | +8.2 | 5 |
| Brandon Jennings | 8.9 | 4 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Gilbert Arenas | 530 | +307 | 5 |
| Brandon Jennings | 223 | 4 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 1 | +1 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 298 | +148 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 150 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 451 | +93 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 358 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 537 | +2 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 535 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 15 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 20 | +5 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 1 | +1 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 15 | +11 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 4 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 18 | +8 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 10 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 26 | +8 | ||
| Brandon Jennings | 18 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 5 | |||
| Brandon Jennings | 7 | +2 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 20.7 | 6.7 | 16.0 | 42.1 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 35.1 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 80.3 | 11 | 552 |
| difference: | +6.6 | +1.7 | +3.2 | +3.3 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +2.7 | +3.4 | +0.7 | +2 | +3 |
| Brandon Jennings | 14.1 | 5.0 | 12.8 | 38.7 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 34.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 79.6 | 9 | 555 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 11,402 | 3,722 | 8,850 | 42.1 | 1,079 | 3,077 | 35.1 | 2,879 | 3,584 | 80.3 | 11 | 552 |
| difference: | +3,601 | +972 | +1,751 | +3.3 | +165 | +429 | +0.6 | +1,492 | +1,841 | +0.7 | +2 | +3 |
| Brandon Jennings | 7,801 | 2,750 | 7,099 | 38.7 | 914 | 2,648 | 34.5 | 1,387 | 1,743 | 79.6 | 9 | 555 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 17.1 | 5.5 | 13.5 | 41.0 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 30.5 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 76.9 | 5 | 31 |
| difference: | +8.2 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +3.7 | +0.7 | +1.5 | +6.7 | +2.8 | +3.7 | +2.7 | +1 | +6 |
| Brandon Jennings | 8.9 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 37.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 23.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 79.6 | 4 | 25 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 530 | 172 | 420 | 41.0 | 46 | 151 | 30.5 | 140 | 182 | 76.9 | 5 | 31 |
| difference: | +307 | +92 | +205 | +3.7 | +26 | +67 | +6.7 | +97 | +128 | +2.7 | +1 | +6 |
| Brandon Jennings | 223 | 80 | 215 | 37.2 | 20 | 84 | 23.8 | 43 | 54 | 79.6 | 4 | 25 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Gilbert Arenas' additional seasons: | ||||
* Gilbert Arenas played 2 seasons more than Brandon Jennings in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2011 to 2012—he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 87 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | 18.7 | +18.7 | 2010 | 7 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | 34.0 | +34.0 | 2006 | 6 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | 10.8 | +10.8 | 2008 | 4 |
| Brandon Jennings | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | 2.8 | +2.8 | 2017 | 13 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Brandon Jennings | 2.0 | +2.0 | 2018 | 1 |
Gilbert Arenas' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Gilbert Arenas played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.3 points in a total of 11 games. |