Gilbert Arenas vs. Dwight Howard: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Gilbert Arenas and Dwight Howard all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Gilbert Arenas, with a career spanning 11 seasons from 2002 to 2012, and Dwight Howard, with 18 seasons played from 2005 to 2022, stand among the league's historical elite.

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Gilbert Arenas vs. Dwight Howard
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard
Points
+300th
57th
+300th
78th
Rebounds
+300th
10th
+300th
19th
Assists
261st
+300th
+300th
+300th
Steals
248th
147th
+300th
129th
Blocks
+300th
13th
+300th
13th
Years1118512

Gilbert Arenas vs. Dwight Howard
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard
Points
63rd
248th
176th
235th
Rebounds
+300th
20th
+300th
21st
Assists
108th
+300th
206th
+300th
Steals
55th
+300th
187th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
37th
+300th
21st

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
57th
+243 11,402 vs. 19,4858,083
Rebounds
+300th
10th
+290 2,168 vs. 14,62712,459
Assists
261st
+300th
+39 2,909 vs. 1,6761,233
Steals
248th
147th
101 884 vs. 1,081197
Blocks
+300th
13th
+287 134 vs. 2,2282,094
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 444 vs. 4,1513,707
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
4th
+296 1,724 vs. 10,4768,752
Field Goals Made
+300th
78th
+222 3,722 vs. 7,0513,329
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
163rd
+137 8,850 vs. 12,0163,166
3-Pointers Made
144th
+300th
+156 1,079 vs. 221,057
3-Pointers Attempted
134th
+300th
+166 3,077 vs. 1032,974
Free Throws Made
195th
33rd
162 2,879 vs. 5,3612,482
Free Throws Attempted
214th
8th
206 3,584 vs. 9,4555,871

Games and Years:

Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
38th
+262 552 vs. 1,242690
Seasons
+300th
29th
+271 11 vs. 187

Triple-Doubles:

Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
135th
276th
141 4 vs. 13

Rankings by Points Scored:

Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
45th
187th
142 29 vs. 425
50+ point games
42nd
-
3 vs. 03
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
78th
+222 530 vs. 1,9091,379
Rebounds
+300th
19th
+281 107 vs. 1,4731,366
Assists
+300th
+300th
118 vs. 14931
Steals
+300th
129th
+171 37 vs. 9457
Blocks
+300th
13th
+287 11 vs. 248237
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
16th
+284 19 vs. 441422
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
19th
+281 88 vs. 1,032944
Field Goals Made
+300th
87th
+213 172 vs. 681509
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
148th
+152 420 vs. 1,156736
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
46 vs. 145
3-Pointers Attempted
264th
+300th
+36 151 vs. 7144
Free Throws Made
+300th
50th
+250 140 vs. 546406
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
24th
+276 182 vs. 997815

Games and Years:

Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
95th
+205 31 vs. 12594
Playoffs
+300th
76th
+224 5 vs. 127

Triple-Doubles:

Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
78th
55th
23 1 vs. 21
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
63rd
248th
185 20.66 vs. 15.694.97
Rebounds per game
+300th
20th
+280 3.93 vs. 11.787.85
Assists per game
108th
+300th
+192 5.27 vs. 1.353.92
Steals per game
55th
+300th
+245 1.60 vs. 0.870.73
Blocks per game
+300th
37th
+263 0.24 vs. 1.791.55
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
13th
+287 0.80 vs. 3.342.54
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
3rd
+297 3.12 vs. 8.435.31
Field Goals Made per game
158th
290th
132 6.74 vs. 5.681.07
Field Goals Attempted per game
81st
+300th
+219 16.03 vs. 9.676.36
3-Pointers Made per game
70th
+300th
+230 1.95 vs. 0.021.94
3-Pointers Attempted per game
38th
+300th
+262 5.57 vs. 0.085.49
Free Throws Made per game
45th
97th
52 5.22 vs. 4.320.90
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
25th
27 6.49 vs. 7.611.12

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Dwight Howard Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
176th
235th
59 17.10 vs. 15.271.82
Rebounds per game
+300th
21st
+279 3.45 vs. 11.788.33
Assists per game
206th
+300th
+94 3.81 vs. 1.192.61
Steals per game
187th
+300th
+113 1.19 vs. 0.750.44
Blocks per game
+300th
21st
+279 0.35 vs. 1.981.63
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
19th
+281 0.61 vs. 3.532.92
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
17th
+283 2.84 vs. 8.265.42
Field Goals Made per game
255th
268th
13 5.55 vs. 5.450.10
Field Goals Attempted per game
205th
+300th
+95 13.55 vs. 9.254.30
3-Pointers Made per game
166th
+300th
+134 1.48 vs. 0.011.48
3-Pointers Attempted per game
98th
+300th
+202 4.87 vs. 0.064.81
Free Throws Made per game
110th
125th
15 4.52 vs. 4.370.15
Free Throws Attempted per game
111st
29th
82 5.87 vs. 7.982.11

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.