Gilbert Arenas vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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 stats than Kristaps Porzingis 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Gilbert Arenas averages 1.1 points more than Kristaps Porzingis in his 10 seasons (20.7 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 1,502 points more (11,402 vs. 9,900).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+1.1
11
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6
10

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
+1,502
11
Kristaps Porzingis 9,900
10

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 Kristaps Porzingis (+5.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+196).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+5.2
5
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
+196
5
Kristaps Porzingis 334
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Kristaps Porzingis 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+3
Kristaps Porzingis 0

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+26
Kristaps Porzingis 3

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+73
Kristaps Porzingis 55

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
+57
Kristaps Porzingis 241

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
Kristaps Porzingis 462
+11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
+34
Kristaps Porzingis 503

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
+14
Kristaps Porzingis 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Kristaps Porzingis 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+6
Kristaps Porzingis 1

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
+10
Kristaps Porzingis 5

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
+5
Kristaps Porzingis 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Kristaps Porzingis 27
+1

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+4
Kristaps Porzingis 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:+1.1+0.2+1.1+4.1+0.1+0.4+1.5+1.2+1.7+2.7+1+48
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 6.9 14.9 46.2 1.9 5.2 36.6 4.0 4.8 83.0 10 504

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:+1,502+247+1,321+4.1+120+460+1.5+888+1,184+2.7+1+48
Kristaps Porzingis 9,900 3,475 7,529 46.2 959 2,617 36.6 1,991 2,400 83.0 10 504

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+1.6+4.5+2.1+0.4+1.4+0.8+1.4+2.0+2.9+1+3
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 3.9 9.0 43.0 1.1 3.5 31.3 3.1 3.9 79.8 4 28

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:+196+64+169+2.1+15+52+0.8+53+73+2.9+1+3
Kristaps Porzingis 334 108 251 43.0 31 99 31.3 87 109 79.8 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
200247
Kristaps Porzingis 14.3
+3.4
201672

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+0.2
200382
Kristaps Porzingis 18.1
201766

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
200455
Kristaps Porzingis 22.7
+3.1
201848

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+5.1
200580
Kristaps Porzingis 20.4
202057

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+9.2
200680
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
202143

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+8.2
200774
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
202251

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
200813
Kristaps Porzingis 23.2
+3.8
202365

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
20092
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
+7.1
2024NBA Champion57

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 22.6
+3.1
201032
Kristaps Porzingis 19.5
202542

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
Kristaps Porzingis 20.3
+9.5
20263

Gilbert Arenas' additional seasons:

* Gilbert Arenas played 1 season more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA.

In that year—his season 11 in 2012—he averaged 4.2 points in a total of 17 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
200510
Kristaps Porzingis 23.7
+0.1
20203

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+20.9
20066
Kristaps Porzingis 13.1
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
+10.8
20084
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20230

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
Kristaps Porzingis 12.3
+12.3
2024NBA Champion7

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20100
Kristaps Porzingis 7.7
+7.7
202511

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
+8.6
20115
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Gilbert Arenas' additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Gilbert Arenas played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 0.7 points in a total of 6 games.