Gilbert Arenas vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale 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.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gilbert Arenas: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gilbert Arenas 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Gilbert Arenas 11 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Gilbert Arenas 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Gilbert Arenas 3 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gilbert Arenas 3 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 20.7 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.9 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.3 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.6 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.2 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 11,402 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 2,168 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 2,909 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 884 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 134 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 552 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .421 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .351 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .803 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 29.3 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 4.7 (2005) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 10.0 (2009) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.0 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.5 (2009) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 17.1 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.5 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 3.8 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 1.2 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.4 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gilbert Arenas 530 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Gilbert Arenas 107 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Gilbert Arenas 118 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Gilbert Arenas 37 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Gilbert Arenas 11 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Gilbert Arenas 31 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gilbert Arenas .410 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Gilbert Arenas .305 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gilbert Arenas .769 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gilbert Arenas 34.0 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Gilbert Arenas 5.5 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Gilbert Arenas 6.2 (2005) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Gilbert Arenas 2.2 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Gilbert Arenas 0.7 (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.