Robert Parish vs. Tom Van Arsdale Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Van Arsdale and Robert Parish 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

Robert Parish

vs.

Tom Van Arsdale

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Parish: 1976-77 to 1996-97
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Parish 4 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Seasons Robert Parish 21 Tom Van Arsdale 12

Playoffs Played Robert Parish 16 Tom Van Arsdale 0

All-Star Games Robert Parish 9 Tom Van Arsdale 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Parish 2 Tom Van Arsdale 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 14.5 Tom Van Arsdale 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.1 Tom Van Arsdale 4.2

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.4 Tom Van Arsdale 2.2

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.5 Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 23,334 Tom Van Arsdale 14,232

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 14,715 Tom Van Arsdale 3,942

Total Assists Robert Parish 2,180 Tom Van Arsdale 2,085

Total Steals Robert Parish 1,219 Tom Van Arsdale 230 *

Total Blocks Robert Parish 2,361 Tom Van Arsdale 16 *

Total Games Robert Parish 1,611 Tom Van Arsdale 929

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .537 Tom Van Arsdale .431

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .721 Tom Van Arsdale .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 19.9 (1982) Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 12.5 (1989) Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970)

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.2 (1989) Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975)

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1979) Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 2.9 (1979) Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Parish 15.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 9.6 Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 0.8 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 1.7 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Parish 2,820 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Rebounds Robert Parish 1,765 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Assists Robert Parish 234 Tom Van Arsdale -

Total Steals Robert Parish 145 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Blocks Robert Parish 309 Tom Van Arsdale - *

Total Games Robert Parish 184 Tom Van Arsdale 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Parish .506 Tom Van Arsdale -

3-Point Percentage Robert Parish .000 * Tom Van Arsdale - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Parish .722 Tom Van Arsdale -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Parish 21.3 (1982) Tom Van Arsdale -

Rebounds Per Game Robert Parish 11.3 (1982) Tom Van Arsdale -

Assists Per Game Robert Parish 2.6 (1990) Tom Van Arsdale -

Steals Per Game Robert Parish 1.3 (1989) Tom Van Arsdale - *

Blocks Per Game Robert Parish 4.0 (1982) 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.