Jakob Poeltl vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Jakob Poeltl 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
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2024-25
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jakob Poeltl 0 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Jakob Poeltl 9 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Jakob Poeltl 3 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Jakob Poeltl 0 Tom Van Arsdale 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 8.9 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.0 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.6 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.3 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 5,311 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 4,153 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 1,083 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 381 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 757 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 595 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .631 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .429 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .555 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 14.5 (2025) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.6 (2025) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.2 (2025) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 5.0 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 4.6 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.8 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.5 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 110 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 102 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 18 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 6 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 10 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 22 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .577 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .000 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .667 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019) 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.