Gilbert Arenas vs. Mike Conley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mike Conley 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 Mike Conley 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 6.6 points more than Mike Conley in his 18 seasons (20.7 points against 14.1). On the other hand Mike Conley scored a total of 5,068 points more than Gilbert Arenas (16,470 vs. 11,402).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+6.6
11
Mike Conley 14.1
18

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
11
Mike Conley 16,470
+5,068
18

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 Mike Conley (+3.3 points per game) while Mike Conley scored more points (+965).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+3.3
5
Mike Conley 13.8
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
5
Mike Conley 1,495
+965
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Mike Conley 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+3
Mike Conley 0

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+28
Mike Conley 1

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+102
Mike Conley 26

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
+48
Mike Conley 250

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
Mike Conley 851
+400

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
Mike Conley 1,156
+619

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
Mike Conley 16
+1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Mike Conley 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+6
Mike Conley 1

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
Mike Conley 24
+9

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
Mike Conley 75
+57

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Mike Conley 104
+78

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+1
Mike Conley 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:+6.6+1.8+4.7+1.7+0.4+1.4+3.8+2.7+3.4+2.2+7+620
Mike Conley 14.1 4.9 11.3 43.8 1.6 4.2 38.9 2.5 3.1 82.5 18 1,172

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:+5,068+2,062+4,354+1.7+851+1,888+3.8+93+18+2.2+7+620
Mike Conley 16,470 5,784 13,204 43.8 1,930 4,965 38.9 2,972 3,602 82.5 18 1,172

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:+3.3+0.8+1.9+0.0+0.1+0.5+5.5+1.7+2.4+3.8+7+77
Mike Conley 13.8 4.7 11.6 40.9 1.6 4.4 36.0 2.8 3.5 80.7 12 108

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:+965+339+828+0.0+125+324+5.5+162+192+3.8+7+77
Mike Conley 1,495 511 1,248 40.9 171 475 36.0 302 374 80.7 12 108

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
+1.5
200247
Mike Conley 9.4
200853

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+7.4
200382
Mike Conley 10.9
200982

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
+7.6
200455
Mike Conley 12.0
201080

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+11.8
200580
Mike Conley 13.7
201181

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+16.6
200680
Mike Conley 12.7
201262

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+13.8
200774
Mike Conley 14.6
201380

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
+2.2
200813
Mike Conley 17.2
201473

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
20092
Mike Conley 15.8
+2.8
201570

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 22.6
+7.3
201032
Mike Conley 15.3
201656

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
Mike Conley 20.5
+9.7
201769

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 4.2
201217
Mike Conley 17.1
+12.9
201812

Mike Conley's additional seasons:

* Mike Conley played 7 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 18, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 13.7 points in a total of 454 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.1 ppg and his lowest 8.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Mike Conley -
DNP
20080

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Mike Conley -
DNP
20090

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Mike Conley -
DNP
20100

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+8.4
200510
Mike Conley 15.2
201113

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+19.9
20066
Mike Conley 14.1
20127

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Mike Conley 17.0
+17.0
201315

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
20084
Mike Conley 15.9
+5.1
20147

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
Mike Conley 14.4
+14.4
20158

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20100
Mike Conley -
DNP
20160

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
20115
Mike Conley 24.7
+16.1
20176

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 0.7
+0.7
20126
Mike Conley -
DNP
20180

Mike Conley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Mike Conley played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 52 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.8 ppg and his lowest 6.