Gilbert Arenas vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Gilbert Arenas and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, with 7 seasons played from 2019 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. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Points
+300th
+300th
+300th
191st
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
259th
+300th
+300th
174th
Steals
247th
+300th
+300th
234th
Blocks
+300th
+300th
+300th
208th
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Gilbert Arenas vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Points
62nd
21st
176th
23rd
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
+300th
+300th
Assists
107th
118th
206th
71st
Steals
56th
96th
187th
107th
Blocks
+300th
246th
+300th
161st

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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
+300th
11,402 vs. 11,294108
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
2,168 vs. 2,21143
Assists
259th
+300th
+41 2,909 vs. 2,362547
Steals
247th
+300th
+53 884 vs. 666218
Blocks
+300th
+300th
134 vs. 370236
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
444 vs. 35193
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
1,724 vs. 1,860136
Field Goals Made
+300th
+300th
3,722 vs. 3,943221
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
+300th
8,850 vs. 7,872978
3-Pointers Made
140th
+300th
+160 1,079 vs. 614465
3-Pointers Attempted
127th
+300th
+173 3,077 vs. 1,7291,348
Free Throws Made
190th
205th
15 2,879 vs. 2,79485
Free Throws Attempted
212nd
270th
58 3,584 vs. 3,243341

Games and Years:

Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
552 vs. 46290
Seasons
+300th
+300th
11 vs. 74

Triple-Doubles:

Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
134th
202nd
68 4 vs. 22

Rankings by Points Scored:

Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
44th
48th
4 29 vs. 263
50+ point games
40th
29th
11 3 vs. 41
60+ point games
11th
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
191st
+109 530 vs. 1,186656
Rebounds
+300th
+300th
107 vs. 248141
Assists
+300th
174th
+126 118 vs. 262144
Steals
+300th
234th
+66 37 vs. 6427
Blocks
+300th
208th
+92 11 vs. 4534
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
19 vs. 3819
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
+300th
88 vs. 210122
Field Goals Made
+300th
217th
+83 172 vs. 411239
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
237th
+63 420 vs. 878458
3-Pointers Made
+300th
185th
+115 46 vs. 7125
3-Pointers Attempted
264th
188th
76 151 vs. 20352
Free Throws Made
+300th
144th
+156 140 vs. 293153
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
187th
+113 182 vs. 341159

Games and Years:

Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
+300th
31 vs. 4615
Playoffs
+300th
+300th
5 vs. 41

Triple-Doubles:

Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
+300th
0 vs. 00

Rankings by Points Scored:

Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
78th
78th
0 1 vs. 10
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
62nd
21st
41 20.66 vs. 24.453.79
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.93 vs. 4.790.86
Assists per game
107th
118th
11 5.27 vs. 5.110.16
Steals per game
56th
96th
40 1.60 vs. 1.440.16
Blocks per game
+300th
246th
+54 0.24 vs. 0.800.56
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.80 vs. 0.760.04
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
284th
+16 3.12 vs. 4.030.90
Field Goals Made per game
153rd
34th
119 6.74 vs. 8.531.79
Field Goals Attempted per game
80th
47th
33 16.03 vs. 17.041.01
3-Pointers Made per game
68th
254th
186 1.95 vs. 1.330.63
3-Pointers Attempted per game
35th
165th
130 5.57 vs. 3.741.83
Free Throws Made per game
45th
21st
24 5.22 vs. 6.050.83
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
36th
16 6.49 vs. 7.020.53

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
176th
23rd
153 17.10 vs. 25.788.69
Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
3.45 vs. 5.391.94
Assists per game
206th
71st
135 3.81 vs. 5.701.89
Steals per game
187th
107th
80 1.19 vs. 1.390.20
Blocks per game
+300th
161st
+139 0.35 vs. 0.980.62
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.61 vs. 0.830.21
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
198th
+102 2.84 vs. 4.571.73
Field Goals Made per game
255th
35th
220 5.55 vs. 8.933.39
Field Goals Attempted per game
205th
43rd
162 13.55 vs. 19.095.54
3-Pointers Made per game
166th
141st
25 1.48 vs. 1.540.06
3-Pointers Attempted per game
98th
131st
33 4.87 vs. 4.410.46
Free Throws Made per game
110th
23rd
87 4.52 vs. 6.371.85
Free Throws Attempted per game
111st
40th
71 5.87 vs. 7.411.54

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.