Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Dick Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 21.7 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 498 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 125 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 112 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 26 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 23 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .476 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .433 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .831 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.3 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.