Gilbert Arenas vs. Stephon Castle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Castle 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 average and totals in the regular season, and since Stephon Castle didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Gilbert Arenas has better playoff stats. 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 6 points more than Stephon Castle in his 1 seasons (20.7 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 10,212 points more (11,402 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+6.0
11
Stephon Castle 14.7
1

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
+10,212
11
Stephon Castle 1,190
1

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Gilbert Arenas has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+17.1
5
Stephon Castle 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
+530
5
Stephon Castle 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Stephon Castle 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+3
Stephon Castle 0

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+29
Stephon Castle 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+126
Stephon Castle 2

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
+272
Stephon Castle 26

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
+391
Stephon Castle 60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
+458
Stephon Castle 79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
+13
Stephon Castle 2

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Gilbert Arenas' point thresholds are omited here.

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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:+6.0+1.5+3.8+0.8+0.8+1.5+6.6+2.1+2.3+7.9+10+471
Stephon Castle 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81

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:+10,212+3,299+7,862+0.8+984+2,744+6.6+2,630+3,240+7.9+10+471
Stephon Castle 1,190 423 988 42.8 95 333 28.5 249 344 72.4 1 81

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:+17.1+5.5+13.5+41.0+1.5+4.9+30.5+4.5+5.9+76.9+5+31
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+530+172+420+41.0+46+151+30.5+140+182+76.9+5+31
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
200247
Stephon Castle 14.7
+3.8
202581

Gilbert Arenas' additional seasons:

* Gilbert Arenas played 10 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 11, from 2003 to 2012—he averaged 21.6 points in a total of 505 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.3 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250

Gilbert Arenas' additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Gilbert Arenas played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 31 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 34 ppg and his lowest 0.7.