Gilbert Arenas vs. Marcus Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Marcus Thornton 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.

Marcus Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Marcus Thornton: 2009-10 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Marcus Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Marcus Thornton 8

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Marcus Thornton 1

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Marcus Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Marcus Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Marcus Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Marcus Thornton 2.8

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Marcus Thornton 1.4

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Marcus Thornton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Marcus Thornton 5,750

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Marcus Thornton 1,348

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Marcus Thornton 676

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Marcus Thornton 405

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Marcus Thornton 61

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Marcus Thornton 483

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Marcus Thornton .425

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Marcus Thornton .358

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Marcus Thornton .830

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Marcus Thornton 18.7 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Marcus Thornton 3.7 (2012)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Marcus Thornton 1.9 (2012)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Marcus Thornton 1.4 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Marcus Thornton 0.2 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Marcus Thornton 5.9

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Marcus Thornton 1.9

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Marcus Thornton 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Marcus Thornton 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Marcus Thornton 59

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Marcus Thornton 19

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Marcus Thornton 1

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Marcus Thornton 2

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Marcus Thornton 1

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Marcus Thornton 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Marcus Thornton .389

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Marcus Thornton .238

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Marcus Thornton .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Marcus Thornton 5.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Marcus Thornton 1.9 (2014)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Marcus Thornton 0.1 (2014)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Marcus Thornton 0.2 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (2006) Marcus Thornton 0.1 (2014)