Marcus Smart vs. Dick Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dick Van Arsdale and Marcus Smart 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

Marcus Smart

vs.

Dick Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marcus Smart: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marcus Smart 0 Dick Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Marcus Smart 10 Dick Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Marcus Smart 9 Dick Van Arsdale 4

All-Star Games Marcus Smart 0 Dick Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Marcus Smart 3 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marcus Smart 3 Dick Van Arsdale 1

Defensive Player of The Year Marcus Smart 1 Dick Van Arsdale 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 10.7 Dick Van Arsdale 16.4

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 3.5 Dick Van Arsdale 4.1

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 4.6 Dick Van Arsdale 3.3

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.6 Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.4 Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marcus Smart 6,430 Dick Van Arsdale 15,079

Total Rebounds Marcus Smart 2,111 Dick Van Arsdale 3,807

Total Assists Marcus Smart 2,786 Dick Van Arsdale 3,057

Total Steals Marcus Smart 955 Dick Van Arsdale 264 *

Total Blocks Marcus Smart 219 Dick Van Arsdale 44 *

Total Games Marcus Smart 601 Dick Van Arsdale 921

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marcus Smart .388 Dick Van Arsdale .464

3-Point Percentage Marcus Smart .323 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marcus Smart .776 Dick Van Arsdale .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 14.5 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 4.2 (2016) Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967)

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 6.3 (2023) Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 2.1 (2024) Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.5 (2020) Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 12.8 Dick Van Arsdale 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 4.3 Dick Van Arsdale 2.4

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 4.9 Dick Van Arsdale 2.8

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.3 Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.5 Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marcus Smart 1,377 Dick Van Arsdale 336

Total Rebounds Marcus Smart 469 Dick Van Arsdale 82

Total Assists Marcus Smart 524 Dick Van Arsdale 94

Total Steals Marcus Smart 144 Dick Van Arsdale 13 *

Total Blocks Marcus Smart 51 Dick Van Arsdale 2 *

Total Games Marcus Smart 108 Dick Van Arsdale 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marcus Smart .396 Dick Van Arsdale .422

3-Point Percentage Marcus Smart .334 Dick Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marcus Smart .762 Dick Van Arsdale .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marcus Smart 17.8 (2021) Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Smart 5.2 (2020) Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967)

Assists Per Game Marcus Smart 6.0 (2021) Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970)

Steals Per Game Marcus Smart 1.7 (2018) Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Smart 0.9 (2017) 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.