Gilbert Arenas vs. Vince Carter: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Vince Carter 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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Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Gilbert Arenas.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vince Carter scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Gilbert Arenas has a better scoring average 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 4 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (20.7 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 14,326 points more than Gilbert Arenas (25,728 vs. 11,402).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+4.0
11
Vince Carter 16.7
22

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
11
Vince Carter 25,728
+14,326
22

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Gilbert Arenas (+1 point per game) and he also scored more points (+1,063).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
5
Vince Carter 18.1
+1.0
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
5
Vince Carter 1,593
+1,063
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Vince Carter 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+1
Vince Carter 2

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
Vince Carter 32
+3

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
Vince Carter 185
+57

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
Vince Carter 597
+299

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
Vince Carter 1,094
+643

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
Vince Carter 1,473
+936

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
Vince Carter 68
+53

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 0
Vince Carter 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
Vince Carter 2
+1

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
Vince Carter 12
+5

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
Vince Carter 40
+25

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
Vince Carter 68
+50

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Vince Carter 88
+62

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+5
Vince Carter 0

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:+4.0+0.7+2.2+1.5+0.5+1.6+2.0+2.1+2.6+0.5+11+989
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541

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:+14,326+5,571+12,489+1.5+1,211+3,091+2.0+1,973+2,498+0.5+11+989
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541

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:+1.0+0.8+1.7+0.6+0.1+0.9+3.3+0.4+0.8+2.7+6+57
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88

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:+1,063+385+920+0.6+73+201+3.3+220+270+2.7+6+57
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
200247
Vince Carter 18.3
+7.4
199950

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
200382
Vince Carter 25.7
+7.4
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
200455
Vince Carter 27.6
+8.0
200175

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+0.8
200580
Vince Carter 24.7
200260

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+8.7
200680
Vince Carter 20.6
200343

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+5.9
200774
Vince Carter 22.5
200473

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
200813
Vince Carter 24.5
+5.1
200577

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
20092
Vince Carter 24.2
+11.2
200679

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 22.6
201032
Vince Carter 25.2
+2.6
200782

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
Vince Carter 21.3
+10.5
200876

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
201170
Vince Carter 20.8
+10.0
200980

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 4.2
201217
Vince Carter 16.6
+12.4
201075

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 12 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 24, from 2011 to 2020—he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 835 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20020
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Vince Carter 27.3
+27.3
200112

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+23.6
200510
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+34.0
20066
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
20084
Vince Carter 26.8
+16.0
20054

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
Vince Carter 29.6
+29.6
200611

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20100
Vince Carter 22.3
+22.3
200712

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
+8.6
20115
Vince Carter -
DNP
20080

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 8.6
+8.6
20115
Vince Carter -
DNP
20090

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 0.7
20126
Vince Carter 15.5
+14.8
201014

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 32 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 12.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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