Rick Barry vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Tom Van Arsdale 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Tom Van Arsdale 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * 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. 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.