Gilbert Arenas vs. Tim Duncan: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Gilbert Arenas and Tim Duncan 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 Tim Duncan, with 19 seasons played from 1998 to 2016, 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. Tim Duncan
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan
Points
+300th
17th
+300th
6th
Rebounds
+300th
6th
+300th
3rd
Assists
259th
110th
+300th
33rd
Steals
247th
172nd
+300th
48th
Blocks
+300th
5th
+300th
1st
Years1119518

Gilbert Arenas vs. Tim Duncan
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan
Points
62nd
98th
176th
81st
Rebounds
+300th
33rd
+300th
26th
Assists
107th
+300th
206th
+300th
Steals
56th
+300th
187th
+300th
Blocks
+300th
21st
+300th
10th

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 Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
17th
+283 11,402 vs. 26,49615,094
Rebounds
+300th
6th
+294 2,168 vs. 15,09112,923
Assists
259th
110th
149 2,909 vs. 4,2251,316
Steals
247th
172nd
75 884 vs. 1,025141
Blocks
+300th
5th
+295 134 vs. 3,0202,886
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
11th
+289 444 vs. 3,8593,415
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
3rd
+297 1,724 vs. 11,2329,508
Field Goals Made
+300th
15th
+285 3,722 vs. 10,2856,563
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
18th
+282 8,850 vs. 20,33411,484
3-Pointers Made
140th
+300th
+160 1,079 vs. 301,049
3-Pointers Attempted
127th
+300th
+173 3,077 vs. 1682,909
Free Throws Made
190th
26th
164 2,879 vs. 5,8963,017
Free Throws Attempted
212nd
15th
197 3,584 vs. 8,4684,884

Games and Years:

Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
11th
+289 552 vs. 1,392840
Seasons
+300th
12th
+288 11 vs. 198

Triple-Doubles:

Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
134th
134th
0 4 vs. 40

Rankings by Points Scored:

Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
44th
152nd
108 29 vs. 524
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 Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
6th
+294 530 vs. 5,1724,642
Rebounds
+300th
3rd
+297 107 vs. 2,8592,752
Assists
+300th
33rd
+267 118 vs. 764646
Steals
+300th
48th
+252 37 vs. 168131
Blocks
+300th
1st
+299 11 vs. 568557
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
2nd
+298 19 vs. 778759
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
2nd
+298 88 vs. 2,0811,993
Field Goals Made
+300th
6th
+294 172 vs. 1,9751,803
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
5th
+295 420 vs. 3,9393,519
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
46 vs. 541
3-Pointers Attempted
264th
+300th
+36 151 vs. 35116
Free Throws Made
+300th
6th
+294 140 vs. 1,2171,077
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
3rd
+297 182 vs. 1,7661,584

Games and Years:

Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
3rd
+297 31 vs. 251220
Playoffs
+300th
3rd
+297 5 vs. 1813

Triple-Doubles:

Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
13th
0 vs. 44

Rankings by Points Scored:

Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
78th
36th
42 1 vs. 43
50+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
62nd
98th
36 20.66 vs. 19.031.62
Rebounds per game
+300th
33rd
+267 3.93 vs. 10.846.91
Assists per game
107th
+300th
+193 5.27 vs. 3.042.23
Steals per game
56th
+300th
+244 1.60 vs. 0.740.87
Blocks per game
+300th
21st
+279 0.24 vs. 2.171.93
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
53rd
+247 0.80 vs. 2.771.97
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
10th
+290 3.12 vs. 8.074.95
Field Goals Made per game
153rd
85th
68 6.74 vs. 7.390.65
Field Goals Attempted per game
80th
139th
59 16.03 vs. 14.611.42
3-Pointers Made per game
68th
+300th
+232 1.95 vs. 0.021.93
3-Pointers Attempted per game
35th
+300th
+265 5.57 vs. 0.125.45
Free Throws Made per game
45th
104th
59 5.22 vs. 4.240.98
Free Throws Attempted per game
52nd
73rd
21 6.49 vs. 6.080.41

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Gilbert Arenas Tim Duncan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
176th
81st
95 17.10 vs. 20.613.51
Rebounds per game
+300th
26th
+274 3.45 vs. 11.397.94
Assists per game
206th
+300th
+94 3.81 vs. 3.040.76
Steals per game
187th
+300th
+113 1.19 vs. 0.670.52
Blocks per game
+300th
10th
+290 0.35 vs. 2.261.91
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
39th
+261 0.61 vs. 3.102.49
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
15th
+285 2.84 vs. 8.295.45
Field Goals Made per game
255th
71st
184 5.55 vs. 7.872.32
Field Goals Attempted per game
205th
118th
87 13.55 vs. 15.692.14
3-Pointers Made per game
166th
+300th
+134 1.48 vs. 0.021.46
3-Pointers Attempted per game
98th
+300th
+202 4.87 vs. 0.144.73
Free Throws Made per game
110th
87th
23 4.52 vs. 4.850.33
Free Throws Attempted per game
111st
51st
60 5.87 vs. 7.041.16

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.