LaMelo Ball vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Dick Van Arsdale 1

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

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.