Gilbert Arenas vs. Dwyane Wade: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dwyane Wade 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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Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Gilbert Arenas.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Gilbert Arenas 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 1.3 points more than Gilbert Arenas in his 11 seasons (22.0 points against 20.7), and he also scored a total of 11,763 points more (23,165 vs. 11,402).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Gilbert Arenas | 20.7 | 11 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | +1.3 | 16 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Gilbert Arenas | 11,402 | 11 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | +11,763 | 16 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Gilbert Arenas | 0 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Gilbert Arenas (+5.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,424).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Gilbert Arenas | 17.1 | 5 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | +5.2 | 13 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Gilbert Arenas | 530 | 5 | |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | +3,424 | 13 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 1 | +1 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 298 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 629 | +331 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 451 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 970 | +519 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 537 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 1,051 | +514 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 15 | +12 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 3 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 15 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 111 | +96 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 18 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 171 | +153 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 26 | |||
| Dwyane Wade | 177 | +151 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Gilbert Arenas | 5 | +5 | ||
| Dwyane Wade | 0 | |||
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: | +1.3 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +5.9 | +1.5 | +3.8 | +5.8 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +3.8 | +5 | +502 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.0 | 8.0 | 16.7 | 48.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 29.3 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
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: | +11,763 | +4,732 | +8,767 | +5.9 | +530 | +1,203 | +5.8 | +2,829 | +3,879 | +3.8 | +5 | +502 |
| Dwyane Wade | 23,165 | 8,454 | 17,617 | 48.0 | 549 | 1,874 | 29.3 | 5,708 | 7,463 | 76.5 | 16 | 1,054 |
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: | +5.2 | +2.7 | +3.8 | +6.4 | +0.9 | +3.2 | +3.3 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +8 | +146 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.3 | 8.2 | 17.3 | 47.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 33.8 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
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: | +3,424 | +1,278 | +2,642 | +6.4 | +57 | +154 | +3.3 | +811 | +1,038 | +1.1 | +8 | +146 |
| Dwyane Wade | 3,954 | 1,450 | 3,062 | 47.4 | 103 | 305 | 33.8 | 951 | 1,220 | 78.0 | 13 | 177 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring Leader
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Dwyane Wade's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dwyane Wade played 7 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2015 to 2019—he averaged 15.4 points in a total of 469 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.5 ppg and his lowest 11.4. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2004 | 13 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2005 | 14 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 28.4 | +28.4 | 2006 | 23 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | 34.0 | +34.0 | 2006 | 6 |
| Dwyane Wade | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 29.1 | +29.1 | 2009 | 7 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2009 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 24.5 | +24.5 | 2011 | 21 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Gilbert Arenas | - | DNP | 2010 | 0 |
| Dwyane Wade | 22.8 | +22.8 | 2012 | 23 |
Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.3 points in a total of 35 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 15. |