Gilbert Arenas vs. Yao Ming: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Yao Ming 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 while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Yao Ming. 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 1.7 points more than Yao Ming in his 8 seasons (20.7 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 2,155 points more (11,402 vs. 9,247).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 20.7
+1.7
11
Yao Ming 19.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Gilbert Arenas 11,402
+2,155
11
Yao Ming 9,247
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Yao Ming has a better career point average than Gilbert Arenas (+2.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+25).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 17.1
5
Yao Ming 19.8
+2.7
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas 530
5
Yao Ming 555
+25
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Yao Ming 0

50+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 3
+3
Yao Ming 0

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 29
+27
Yao Ming 2

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 128
+79
Yao Ming 49

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 298
+66
Yao Ming 232

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 451
+11
Yao Ming 440

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 537
+54
Yao Ming 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 15
+12
Yao Ming 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 1
+1
Yao Ming 0

30+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 7
+4
Yao Ming 3

20+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 15
Yao Ming 15

10+ Point Games

Gilbert Arenas 18
Yao Ming 26
+8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Gilbert Arenas 26
Yao Ming 28
+2

0 Point Games (games without points)

Gilbert Arenas 5
+5
Yao Ming 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:+1.7+0.3+2.7+10.4+2.0+5.6+15.1+0.1+0.4+3.0+3+66
Yao Ming 19.0 7.0 13.3 52.4 0.0 0.0 20.0 5.1 6.1 83.3 8 486

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:+2,155+342+2,405+10.4+1,077+3,067+15.1+394+600+3.0+3+66
Yao Ming 9,247 3,380 6,445 52.4 2 10 20.0 2,485 2,984 83.3 8 486

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:+2.7+1.5+0.1+10.9+1.5+4.9+30.5+1.4+1.2+6.4+1+3
Yao Ming 19.8 7.0 13.4 51.9 0.0 0.0 - 5.9 7.1 83.3 4 28

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:+25+23+44+10.9+46+151+30.5+25+16+6.4+1+3
Yao Ming 555 195 376 51.9 0 0 - 165 198 83.3 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.9
200247
Yao Ming 13.5
+2.6
200382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 18.3
+0.8
200382
Yao Ming 17.5
200482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.6
+1.3
200455
Yao Ming 18.3
200580

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 25.5
+3.2
200580
Yao Ming 22.3
200657

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 29.3
+4.3
200680
Yao Ming 25.0
200748

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 28.4
+6.4
200774
Yao Ming 22.0
200855

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 19.4
200813
Yao Ming 19.7
+0.3
200977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 13.0
+2.8
20092
Yao Ming 10.2
20115

Gilbert Arenas' additional seasons:

- Gilbert Arenas played 3 seasons more than Yao Ming in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2010 to 2012—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 119 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
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20030
Yao Ming 15.0
+15.0
20045

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20040
Yao Ming 21.4
+21.4
20057

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 23.6
+23.6
200510
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 34.0
+8.9
20066
Yao Ming 25.1
20077

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20070
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas 10.8
20084
Yao Ming 17.1
+6.3
20099

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Gilbert Arenas -
DNP
20090
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110

Gilbert Arenas' additional Playoffs:

- During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Gilbert Arenas played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.3 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 8.6 ppg and his lowest 0.7.

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