Bernard King vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Bernard King 866 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Bernard King 874 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Bernard King 65 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Bernard King 24 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Bernard King 28 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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. 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.