Bam Adebayo vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Bam Adebayo 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2024-25
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 8 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 7 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Bam Adebayo 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.7 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.9 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.6 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.1 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 8,923 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 5,024 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 2,044 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 607 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 489 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 567 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .537 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .314 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .756 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.4 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.2 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,278 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 715 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 270 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 67 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 49 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 78 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .517 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .243 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .757 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 11.0 (2025) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Tom Van Arsdale - *

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.