Kobe Bryant vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Tom Van Arsdale 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.