Gilbert Arenas vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White 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 Derrick White 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Gilbert Arenas averages 7.7 points more than Derrick White in his 8 seasons (20.7 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 5,003 points more (11,402 vs. 6,399).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+7.7
11
Derrick White 13.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
+5,003
11
Derrick White 6,399
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Gilbert Arenas has a better career point average than Derrick White (+3.8 points per game) while Derrick White scored more points (+571).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+3.8
5
Derrick White 13.3
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
5
Derrick White 1,101
+571
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Derrick White 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+3
Derrick White 0

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+28
Derrick White 1

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+123
Derrick White 5

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
+222
Derrick White 76

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
+117
Derrick White 334

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
+59
Derrick White 478

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
Derrick White 16
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Derrick White 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+3
Derrick White 4

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
Derrick White 15

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
Derrick White 54
+36

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Derrick White 79
+53

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+1
Derrick White 4

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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:+7.7+2.2+6.0+2.8+0.1+0.4+1.8+3.1+4.1+4.9+3+58
Derrick White 13.0 4.5 10.0 44.8 1.9 5.2 36.9 2.1 2.4 85.2 8 494

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:+5,003+1,509+3,913+2.8+135+517+1.8+1,850+2,376+4.9+3+58
Derrick White 6,399 2,213 4,937 44.8 944 2,560 36.9 1,029 1,208 85.2 8 494

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:+3.8+0.9+3.5+4.6+0.8+0.8+8.7+2.6+3.7+8.5+1+52
Derrick White 13.3 4.6 10.0 45.6 2.3 5.7 39.2 1.9 2.2 85.4 6 83

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:+571+206+409+4.6+141+326+8.7+18+3+8.5+1+52
Derrick White 1,101 378 829 45.6 187 477 39.2 158 185 85.4 6 83

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
+7.7
200247
Derrick White 3.2
201817

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+8.4
200382
Derrick White 9.9
201967

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
+8.3
200455
Derrick White 11.3
202068

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+10.1
200580
Derrick White 15.4
202136

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+16.1
200680
Derrick White 13.2
202275

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+16.0
200774
Derrick White 12.4
202382

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
+4.2
200813
Derrick White 15.2
2024NBA Champion73

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
20092
Derrick White 16.4
+3.4
202576

Gilbert Arenas' additional seasons:

* Gilbert Arenas played 3 seasons more than Derrick White in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2010 to 2012—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 119 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.6 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Derrick White 2.3
+2.3
20183

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Derrick White 15.1
+15.1
20197

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Derrick White -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+23.6
200510
Derrick White -
DNP
20210

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+25.5
20066
Derrick White 8.5
202223

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Derrick White 13.4
+13.4
202320

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
20084
Derrick White 16.7
+5.9
2024NBA Champion19

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
Derrick White 18.8
+18.8
202511

Gilbert Arenas' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Gilbert Arenas played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.3 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 8.6 ppg and his lowest 0.7.