Gilbert Arenas vs. Robert Horry: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Robert Horry 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 and also scored more total points during the season while Robert Horry 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 by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	10.9	+0.8	2002	47
Robert Horry	10.1		1993	79

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	18.3	+8.4	2003	82
Robert Horry	9.9		1994	81

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	19.6	+9.4	2004	55
Robert Horry	10.2		1995	64

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	25.5	+13.5	2005	80
Robert Horry	12.0		1996	71

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	29.3	+21.5	2006	80
Robert Horry	7.8		1997	54

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	28.4	+21.0	2007	74
Robert Horry	7.4		1998	72

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	19.4	+14.5	2008	13
Robert Horry	4.9		1999	38

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	13.0	+7.3	2009	2
Robert Horry	5.7		2000	76

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	22.6	+17.4	2010	32
Robert Horry	5.2		2001	79

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	10.8	+4.0	2011	70
Robert Horry	6.8		2002	81

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	4.2		2012	17
Robert Horry	6.5	+2.3	2003	80

Robert Horry's additional seasons:

* Robert Horry played 5 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 12 to 16, from 2004 to 2008—he averaged 4.7 points in a total of 332 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 6 ppg and his lowest 2.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2002	0
Robert Horry	10.3	+10.3	1993	12

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2003	0
Robert Horry	11.7	+11.7	1994	23

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2004	0
Robert Horry	13.1	+13.1	1995	22

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	23.6	+10.5	2005	10
Robert Horry	13.1		1996	8

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	34.0	+27.3	2006	6
Robert Horry	6.7		1997	9

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2007	0
Robert Horry	8.6	+8.6	1998	13

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	10.8	+5.8	2008	4
Robert Horry	5.0		1999	8

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2009	0
Robert Horry	7.6	+7.6	2000	23

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2010	0
Robert Horry	5.9	+5.9	2001	16

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	8.6		2011	5
Robert Horry	9.3	+0.7	2002	19

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Gilbert Arenas	0.7		2012	6
Robert Horry	5.6	+4.9	2003	12

Robert Horry's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Robert Horry played in 5 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 5.4 points in a total of 79 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.3 ppg and his lowest 1.5.