Gilbert Arenas vs. Tyler Herro: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tyler Herro 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings

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 Tyler Herro 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 in the Regular Season

In his 11 NBA regular seasons played, Gilbert Arenas averages 1.3 points more than Tyler Herro in his 6 seasons (20.7 points against 19.4), and he also scored a total of 4,415 points more (11,402 vs. 6,987).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+1.3
11
Tyler Herro 19.4
6

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
+4,415
11
Tyler Herro 6,987
6

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Gilbert Arenas has a better career point average than Tyler Herro (+2.5 points per game) while Tyler Herro scored more points (+198).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
+2.5
5
Tyler Herro 14.6
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
5
Tyler Herro 728
+198
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Tyler Herro 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+3
Tyler Herro 0

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+25
Tyler Herro 4

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+88
Tyler Herro 40

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
+122
Tyler Herro 176

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
+134
Tyler Herro 317

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
+178
Tyler Herro 359

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
+13
Tyler Herro 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Tyler Herro 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+5
Tyler Herro 2

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
+6
Tyler Herro 9

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
Tyler Herro 42
+24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Tyler Herro 49
+23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+4
Tyler Herro 1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

more >>

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:+1.3+0.3+0.3+2.7+0.7+1.5+3.1+2.6+3.6+7.1+5+191
Tyler Herro 19.4 7.0 15.7 44.8 2.7 7.1 38.2 2.6 2.9 87.4 6 361

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:+4,415+1,182+3,176+2.7+95+503+3.1+1,956+2,528+7.1+5+191
Tyler Herro 6,987 2,540 5,674 44.8 984 2,574 38.2 923 1,056 87.4 6 361

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:+2.5+0.1+0.5+0.4+0.4+1.0+2.3+2.6+3.7+12.0+1+19
Tyler Herro 14.6 5.4 13.0 41.4 1.9 5.9 32.8 1.9 2.2 88.9 6 50

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:+198+96+228+0.4+50+142+2.3+44+74+12.0+1+19
Tyler Herro 728 268 648 41.4 96 293 32.8 96 108 88.9 6 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
200247
Tyler Herro 13.5
+2.6
202055

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+3.2
200382
Tyler Herro 15.1
202154

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
200455
Tyler Herro 20.7
+1.1
202266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+5.4
200580
Tyler Herro 20.1
202367

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+8.5
200680
Tyler Herro 20.8
202442

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+4.5
200774
Tyler Herro 23.9
202577

Gilbert Arenas' additional seasons:

* Gilbert Arenas played 5 seasons more than Tyler Herro in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 11, from 2008 to 2012—he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 134 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.6 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Tyler Herro 16.0
+16.0
202021

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Tyler Herro 9.3
+9.3
20214

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Tyler Herro 12.6
+12.6
202215

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+11.6
200510
Tyler Herro 12.0
20231

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+17.2
20066
Tyler Herro 16.8
20245

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Tyler Herro 17.8
+17.8
20254

Gilbert Arenas' additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Gilbert Arenas played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 15 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.8 ppg and his lowest 0.7.