Ray Allen vs. Gilbert Arenas: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Gilbert Arenas and Ray Allen 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.

Ray Allen 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 Gilbert Arenas has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Ray Allen scored more total points in both stages. 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 by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	13.4	+2.5	1997	82
Gilbert Arenas	10.9		2002	47

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	19.5	+1.2	1998	82
Gilbert Arenas	18.3		2003	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	17.1		1999	50
Gilbert Arenas	19.6	+2.5	2004	55

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.1		2000	82
Gilbert Arenas	25.5	+3.4	2005	80

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.0		2001	82
Gilbert Arenas	29.3	+7.3	2006	80

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	21.8		2002	69
Gilbert Arenas	28.4	+6.6	2007	74

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.5	+3.1	2003	76
Gilbert Arenas	19.4		2008	13

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	23.0	+10.0	2004	56
Gilbert Arenas	13.0		2009	2

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	23.9	+1.3	2005	78
Gilbert Arenas	22.6		2010	32

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	25.1	+14.3	2006	78
Gilbert Arenas	10.8		2011	70

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	26.4	+15.6	2007	55
Gilbert Arenas	10.8		2011	70

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	17.4	+13.2	2008	73
Gilbert Arenas	4.2		2012	17

Ray Allen's additional seasons:

* Ray Allen played 6 seasons more than Gilbert Arenas in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2009 to 2014—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 437 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.2 ppg and his lowest 9.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	1997	0
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2002	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	1998	0
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2003	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.3	+22.3	1999	3
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2004	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	22.0		2000	5
Gilbert Arenas	23.6	+1.6	2005	10

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	25.1		2001	18
Gilbert Arenas	34.0	+8.9	2006	6

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2002	0
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2007	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2003	0
Gilbert Arenas	10.8	+10.8	2008	4

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2004	0
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2009	0

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	26.5	+26.5	2005	11
Gilbert Arenas	-	DNP	2010	0

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2006	0
Gilbert Arenas	8.6	+8.6	2011	5

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	-	DNP	2007	0
Gilbert Arenas	8.6	+8.6	2011	5

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Ray Allen	15.6	+14.9	2008	26
Gilbert Arenas	0.7		2012	6

Ray Allen's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Ray Allen played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.2 points in a total of 108 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.9 ppg and his lowest 9.3.