Gilbert Arenas vs. LeBron James: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 LeBron James, with 22 seasons played from 2004 to 2025, 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. LeBron James
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Gilbert Arenas LeBron James
Points
+300th
1st
+300th
1st
Rebounds
+300th
25th
+300th
4th
Assists
259th
4th
+300th
2nd
Steals
247th
6th
+300th
1st
Blocks
+300th
71st
+300th
9th
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Gilbert Arenas vs. LeBron James
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Gilbert Arenas LeBron James
Points
62nd
8th
176th
6th
Rebounds
+300th
188th
+300th
103rd
Assists
107th
25th
206th
25th
Steals
56th
82nd
187th
37th
Blocks
+300th
268th
+300th
164th

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 LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
1st
+299 11,402 vs. 42,18430,782
Rebounds
+300th
25th
+275 2,168 vs. 11,7319,563
Assists
259th
4th
255 2,909 vs. 11,5848,675
Steals
247th
6th
241 884 vs. 2,3451,461
Blocks
+300th
71st
+229 134 vs. 1,1501,016
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
147th
+153 444 vs. 1,7991,355
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
7th
+293 1,724 vs. 9,9328,208
Field Goals Made
+300th
2nd
+298 3,722 vs. 15,48811,766
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 8,850 vs. 30,58321,733
3-Pointers Made
141st
7th
134 1,079 vs. 2,5591,480
3-Pointers Attempted
129th
5th
124 3,077 vs. 7,3224,245
Free Throws Made
191st
2nd
189 2,879 vs. 8,6495,770
Free Throws Attempted
212nd
3rd
209 3,584 vs. 11,7358,151

Games and Years:

Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
2nd
+298 552 vs. 1,5621,010
Seasons
+300th
1st
+299 11 vs. 2211

Triple-Doubles:

Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
134th
5th
129 4 vs. 122118

Rankings by Points Scored:

Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
44th
6th
38 29 vs. 7950
50+ point games
40th
8th
32 3 vs. 1411
60+ point games
11th
11th
0 1 vs. 10
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
1st
+299 530 vs. 8,2897,759
Rebounds
+300th
4th
+296 107 vs. 2,6282,521
Assists
+300th
2nd
+298 118 vs. 2,0951,977
Steals
+300th
1st
+299 37 vs. 493456
Blocks
+300th
9th
+291 11 vs. 284273
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
15th
+285 19 vs. 442423
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
1st
+299 88 vs. 2,1862,098
Field Goals Made
+300th
1st
+299 172 vs. 2,9712,799
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 420 vs. 5,9845,564
3-Pointers Made
+300th
3rd
+297 46 vs. 480434
3-Pointers Attempted
264th
2nd
262 151 vs. 1,4431,292
Free Throws Made
+300th
1st
+299 140 vs. 1,8671,727
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
1st
+299 182 vs. 2,5192,337

Games and Years:

Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
1st
+299 31 vs. 292261
Playoffs
+300th
3rd
+297 5 vs. 1813

Triple-Doubles:

Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
2nd
0 vs. 2828

Rankings by Points Scored:

Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
78th
2nd
76 1 vs. 2928
50+ point games
-
9th
0 vs. 11
60+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
62nd
8th
54 20.66 vs. 27.016.35
Rebounds per game
+300th
188th
+112 3.93 vs. 7.513.58
Assists per game
107th
25th
82 5.27 vs. 7.422.15
Steals per game
56th
82nd
26 1.60 vs. 1.500.10
Blocks per game
+300th
268th
+32 0.24 vs. 0.740.49
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.80 vs. 1.150.35
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
63rd
+237 3.12 vs. 6.363.24
Field Goals Made per game
154th
6th
148 6.74 vs. 9.923.17
Field Goals Attempted per game
80th
13th
67 16.03 vs. 19.583.55
3-Pointers Made per game
69th
132nd
63 1.95 vs. 1.640.32
3-Pointers Attempted per game
35th
73rd
38 5.57 vs. 4.690.89
Free Throws Made per game
45th
34th
11 5.22 vs. 5.540.32
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
27th
25 6.49 vs. 7.511.02

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas LeBron James Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
176th
6th
170 17.10 vs. 28.3911.29
Rebounds per game
+300th
103rd
+197 3.45 vs. 9.005.55
Assists per game
206th
25th
181 3.81 vs. 7.173.37
Steals per game
187th
37th
150 1.19 vs. 1.690.49
Blocks per game
+300th
164th
+136 0.35 vs. 0.970.62
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.61 vs. 1.510.90
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
30th
+270 2.84 vs. 7.494.65
Field Goals Made per game
255th
10th
245 5.55 vs. 10.174.63
Field Goals Attempted per game
205th
19th
186 13.55 vs. 20.496.94
3-Pointers Made per game
166th
120th
46 1.48 vs. 1.640.16
3-Pointers Attempted per game
98th
95th
3 4.87 vs. 4.940.07
Free Throws Made per game
110th
22nd
88 4.52 vs. 6.391.88
Free Throws Attempted per game
111st
17th
94 5.87 vs. 8.632.76

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, 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 3 minimum games for the Playoffs are applied.