Gilbert Arenas vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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 averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Stephon Marbury scored more points in the regular season. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Gilbert Arenas averages 1.4 points more than Stephon Marbury in his 13 seasons (20.7 points against 19.3). On the other hand Stephon Marbury scored a total of 4,895 points more than Gilbert Arenas (16,297 vs. 11,402).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+1.4
11
Stephon Marbury 19.3
13

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
11
Stephon Marbury 16,297
+4,895
13

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Gilbert Arenas has a better career point average than Stephon Marbury (+4.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+128).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+4.5
5
Stephon Marbury 12.6
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
+128
5
Stephon Marbury 402
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Stephon Marbury 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+2
Stephon Marbury 1

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+13
Stephon Marbury 16

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+11
Stephon Marbury 117

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
Stephon Marbury 401
+103

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
Stephon Marbury 734
+283

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
Stephon Marbury 838
+301

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
+7
Stephon Marbury 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Stephon Marbury 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+5
Stephon Marbury 2

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
+7
Stephon Marbury 8

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
Stephon Marbury 19
+1

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Stephon Marbury 29
+3

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+2
Stephon Marbury 3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+1.4+0.1+0.3+1.2+0.8+2.0+2.6+0.7+0.8+1.9+2+294
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846

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:+4,895+2,047+4,474+1.2+88+29+2.6+889+1,220+1.9+2+294
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846

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:+4.5+0.8+0.3+5.4+0.7+1.8+3.2+2.2+2.8+1.9+1
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32

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:+128+22+2+5.4+19+52+3.2+65+82+1.9+1
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
200247
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+4.9
199767

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+0.6
200382
Stephon Marbury 17.7
199882

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
200455
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+1.7
199949

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+4.2
200580
Stephon Marbury 21.3
199949

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+7.1
200680
Stephon Marbury 22.2
200074

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+4.5
200774
Stephon Marbury 23.9
200167

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
200813
Stephon Marbury 20.4
+1.0
200282

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
20092
Stephon Marbury 22.3
+9.3
200381

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 22.6
+2.4
201032
Stephon Marbury 20.2
200481

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
Stephon Marbury 21.7
+10.9
200582

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 4.2
201217
Stephon Marbury 16.3
+12.1
200660

Stephon Marbury's additional seasons:

* Stephon Marbury played 3 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 14, from 2007 to 2009—he averaged 13.5 points in a total of 121 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.4 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+23.6
200510
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+34.0
20066
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
+10.8
20084
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
Stephon Marbury 22.0
+22.0
20036

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20100
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
20044

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
+8.6
20115
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 0.7
+0.7
20126
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20060

Stephon Marbury's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Stephon Marbury played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 3.7 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.7 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

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