Elton Brand vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Elton Brand 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
Elton Brand: 1999-00 to 2015-16
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elton Brand 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Elton Brand 17 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Elton Brand 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Elton Brand 2 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elton Brand 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Blocks Leader Elton Brand 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

Rookie of The Year Elton Brand 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 15.9 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 8.5 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 2.1 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.7 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 16,827 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 9,040 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Elton Brand 2,184 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Elton Brand 940 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Elton Brand 1,828 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Elton Brand 1,058 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .500 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .095 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .736 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 24.7 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 11.6 (2002) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 3.3 (2004) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 1.1 (2003) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.5 (2003) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elton Brand 12.6 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 6.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.6 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 1.6 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elton Brand 504 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Elton Brand 252 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Elton Brand 64 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Elton Brand 25 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Elton Brand 63 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Elton Brand 40 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elton Brand .516 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Elton Brand .000 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elton Brand .719 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elton Brand 25.4 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Elton Brand 10.3 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Elton Brand 4.0 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Elton Brand 0.9 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Elton Brand 2.6 (2006) 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.