Gilbert Arenas vs. Paul Pierce: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
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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 Paul Pierce, with 19 seasons played from 1999 to 2017, 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. Paul Pierce
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce
Points
+300th
18th
+300th
23rd
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+300th
55th
Assists
259th
84th
+300th
54th
Steals
247th
22nd
+300th
31st
Blocks
+300th
175th
+300th
75th
Years1119514

Gilbert Arenas vs. Paul Pierce
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce
Points
62nd
77th
176th
127th
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
107th
+300th
206th
266th
Steals
56th
149th
187th
178th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th

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 Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
18th
+282 11,402 vs. 26,39714,995
Rebounds
+300th
94th
+206 2,168 vs. 7,5275,359
Assists
259th
84th
175 2,909 vs. 4,7081,799
Steals
247th
22nd
225 884 vs. 1,752868
Blocks
+300th
175th
+125 134 vs. 745611
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
444 vs. 1,092648
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
43rd
+257 1,724 vs. 6,4354,711
Field Goals Made
+300th
28th
+272 3,722 vs. 8,6684,946
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
22nd
+278 8,850 vs. 19,46510,615
3-Pointers Made
140th
15th
125 1,079 vs. 2,1431,064
3-Pointers Attempted
127th
13th
114 3,077 vs. 5,8162,739
Free Throws Made
190th
11th
179 2,879 vs. 6,9184,039
Free Throws Attempted
212nd
14th
198 3,584 vs. 8,5784,994

Games and Years:

Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
17th
+283 552 vs. 1,343791
Seasons
+300th
12th
+288 11 vs. 198

Triple-Doubles:

Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
134th
69th
65 4 vs. 95

Rankings by Points Scored:

Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
44th
57th
13 29 vs. 218
50+ point games
40th
76th
36 3 vs. 12
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
23rd
+277 530 vs. 3,1802,650
Rebounds
+300th
55th
+245 107 vs. 985878
Assists
+300th
54th
+246 118 vs. 579461
Steals
+300th
31st
+269 37 vs. 204167
Blocks
+300th
75th
+225 11 vs. 10594
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
198th
+102 19 vs. 125106
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
31st
+269 88 vs. 860772
Field Goals Made
+300th
35th
+265 172 vs. 1,022850
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
27th
+273 420 vs. 2,4151,995
3-Pointers Made
+300th
14th
+286 46 vs. 276230
3-Pointers Attempted
264th
14th
250 151 vs. 777626
Free Throws Made
+300th
16th
+284 140 vs. 860720
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
20th
+280 182 vs. 1,036854

Games and Years:

Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
26th
+274 31 vs. 170139
Playoffs
+300th
30th
+270 5 vs. 149

Triple-Doubles:

Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
39th
0 vs. 11

Rankings by Points Scored:

Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
78th
49th
29 1 vs. 32
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
62nd
77th
15 20.66 vs. 19.661.00
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.93 vs. 5.601.68
Assists per game
107th
+300th
+193 5.27 vs. 3.511.76
Steals per game
56th
149th
93 1.60 vs. 1.300.30
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.24 vs. 0.550.31
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.80 vs. 0.810.01
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
172nd
+128 3.12 vs. 4.791.67
Field Goals Made per game
153rd
182nd
29 6.74 vs. 6.450.29
Field Goals Attempted per game
80th
151st
71 16.03 vs. 14.491.54
3-Pointers Made per game
68th
142nd
74 1.95 vs. 1.600.36
3-Pointers Attempted per game
35th
97th
62 5.57 vs. 4.331.24
Free Throws Made per game
45th
47th
2 5.22 vs. 5.150.06
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
56th
4 6.49 vs. 6.390.11

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Paul Pierce Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
176th
127th
49 17.10 vs. 18.711.61
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.45 vs. 5.792.34
Assists per game
206th
266th
60 3.81 vs. 3.410.40
Steals per game
187th
178th
9 1.19 vs. 1.200.01
Blocks per game
+300th
+300th
0.35 vs. 0.620.26
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.61 vs. 0.740.12
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
149th
+151 2.84 vs. 5.062.22
Field Goals Made per game
255th
208th
47 5.55 vs. 6.010.46
Field Goals Attempted per game
205th
177th
28 13.55 vs. 14.210.66
3-Pointers Made per game
166th
124th
42 1.48 vs. 1.620.14
3-Pointers Attempted per game
98th
117th
19 4.87 vs. 4.570.30
Free Throws Made per game
110th
79th
31 4.52 vs. 5.060.54
Free Throws Attempted per game
111st
96th
15 5.87 vs. 6.090.22

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.