Gilbert Arenas vs. Chris Bosh: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chris Bosh 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Gilbert Arenas has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Chris Bosh scored more total points in both stages. 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.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Gilbert Arenas averages 1.5 points more than Chris Bosh in his 13 seasons (20.7 points against 19.2). On the other hand Chris Bosh scored a total of 5,787 points more than Gilbert Arenas (17,189 vs. 11,402).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+1.5
11
Chris Bosh 19.2
13

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
11
Chris Bosh 17,189
+5,787
13

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 Chris Bosh (+1.5 points per game) while Chris Bosh scored more points (+858).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+1.5
5
Chris Bosh 15.6
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
5
Chris Bosh 1,388
+858
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Chris Bosh 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+3
Chris Bosh 0

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+19
Chris Bosh 10

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+46
Chris Bosh 82

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
Chris Bosh 422
+124

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
Chris Bosh 815
+364

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
Chris Bosh 892
+355

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
+14
Chris Bosh 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Chris Bosh 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+4
Chris Bosh 3

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
Chris Bosh 23
+8

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
Chris Bosh 72
+54

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Chris Bosh 88
+62

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+4
Chris Bosh 1

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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:+1.5+0.3+1.9+7.3+1.7+4.6+1.6+0.2+0.2+0.4+2+341
Chris Bosh 19.2 7.0 14.1 49.4 0.3 1.0 33.5 5.0 6.3 79.9 13 893

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:+5,787+2,487+3,731+7.3+774+2,167+1.6+1,587+2,007+0.4+2+341
Chris Bosh 17,189 6,209 12,581 49.4 305 910 33.5 4,466 5,591 79.9 13 893

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:+1.5+0.3+1.3+6.4+0.9+3.3+8.1+1.1+1.6+3.1+1+58
Chris Bosh 15.6 5.8 12.2 47.3 0.6 1.6 38.6 3.4 4.3 80.0 6 89

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:+858+343+668+6.4+8+11+8.1+164+198+3.1+1+58
Chris Bosh 1,388 515 1,088 47.3 54 140 38.6 304 380 80.0 6 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
200247
Chris Bosh 11.5
+0.6
200475

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+1.5
200382
Chris Bosh 16.8
200581

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
200455
Chris Bosh 22.5
+2.9
200670

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+2.9
200580
Chris Bosh 22.6
200769

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+7.0
200680
Chris Bosh 22.3
200867

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+5.7
200774
Chris Bosh 22.7
200977

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
200813
Chris Bosh 24.0
+4.6
201070

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
20092
Chris Bosh 18.7
+5.7
201177

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 22.6
+4.6
201032
Chris Bosh 18.0
2012NBA Champion57

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
Chris Bosh 16.6
+5.8
2013NBA Champion74

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
Chris Bosh 16.2
+5.4
201479

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 4.2
201217
Chris Bosh 21.1
+16.9
201544

Chris Bosh's additional seasons:

* Chris Bosh played 1 season more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA.

In that year—his season 13 in 2016—he averaged 19.1 points in a total of 53 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20040

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20050

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20060

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+6.1
200510
Chris Bosh 17.5
20076

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+10.0
20066
Chris Bosh 24.0
20085

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20090

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
+10.8
20084
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20100

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
Chris Bosh 18.6
+18.6
201121

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20100
Chris Bosh 14.0
+14.0
2012NBA Champion14

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
20115
Chris Bosh 12.1
+3.5
2013NBA Champion23

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
20115
Chris Bosh 14.9
+6.3
201420

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 0.7
+0.7
20126
Chris Bosh -
DNP
20150

Chris Bosh's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Chris Bosh didn't play in the postseason.