Gilbert Arenas vs. Barry Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Barry Nelson and Gilbert Arenas that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Gilbert Arenas

vs.

Barry Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Barry Nelson: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Barry Nelson 1

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Barry Nelson 1

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Barry Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Barry Nelson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Barry Nelson 0.7

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Barry Nelson 0.3

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Barry Nelson 35

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Barry Nelson 20

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Barry Nelson 7

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Barry Nelson 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Barry Nelson .417

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Barry Nelson .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Barry Nelson 1.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Barry Nelson 0.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Barry Nelson 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Barry Nelson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Barry Nelson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Barry Nelson 0.5

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Barry Nelson 0.5

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Barry Nelson 0

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Barry Nelson 1

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Barry Nelson 1

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Barry Nelson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Barry Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Barry Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Barry Nelson 0.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.