Gilbert Arenas vs. DeAndre Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeAndre Jordan 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.

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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 and also scored more total points during the season while DeAndre Jordan scored more points in the postseason. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Gilbert Arenas averages 12.2 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 18 seasons (20.7 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 1,910 points more (11,402 vs. 9,492).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+12.2
11
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
18

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
+1,910
11
DeAndre Jordan 9,492
18

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Gilbert Arenas has a better career point average than DeAndre Jordan (+9.1 points per game) while DeAndre Jordan scored more points (+53).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+9.1
5
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
5
DeAndre Jordan 583
+53
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
DeAndre Jordan 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+3
DeAndre Jordan 0

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+29
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+127
DeAndre Jordan 1

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
+250
DeAndre Jordan 48

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
+18
DeAndre Jordan 433

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
DeAndre Jordan 1,048
+511

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
DeAndre Jordan 65
+50

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
DeAndre Jordan 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+7
DeAndre Jordan 0

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
+10
DeAndre Jordan 5

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
DeAndre Jordan 27
+9

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
DeAndre Jordan 61
+35

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
DeAndre Jordan 12
+7

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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:+12.2+3.2+10.9+25.3+2.0+5.6+19.7+3.6+3.1+32.8+7+561
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.1 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 18 1,113

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:+1,910+138+3,120+25.3+1,077+3,064+19.7+1,109+146+32.8+7+561
DeAndre Jordan 9,492 3,860 5,730 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,770 3,730 47.5 18 1,113

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:+9.1+2.6+9.1+26.0+1.5+4.9+30.5+2.3+0.6+36.5+5+42
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73

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:+53+41+102+26.0+46+150+30.5+17+207+36.5+5+42
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
+6.6
200247
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+13.5
200382
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
+12.5
200455
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+18.1
200580
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+20.5
200680
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+18.0
200774
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
+7.9
200813
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
+0.3
20092
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 22.6
+9.9
201032
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
DeAndre Jordan 12.0
+1.2
201877

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
DeAndre Jordan 11.0
+0.2
201969

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 4.2
201217
DeAndre Jordan 8.3
+4.1
202056

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 6 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 5.0 points in a total of 238 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 7.5 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+19.1
200510
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+30.3
20066
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
20136

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
+9.6
201413

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
20084
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
+2.3
201514

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
+11.7
20166

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20100
DeAndre Jordan 15.4
+15.4
20177

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
+8.6
20115
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20180

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
+8.6
20115
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20190

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 0.7
+0.7
20126
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20200

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 1.6 points in a total of 16 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.3 ppg and his lowest 0.9.

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